archdeacon
archdeacon noun: a senior administrative official in a diocese, just under the bishop, often in charge of an archdeaconry. As a title, it can be filled by either a deacon or priest.
Noun
archdeacon (plural archdeacons)
- A senior administrative official in a diocese, just under the bishop, often in charge of an archdeaconry. As a title, it can be filled by either a deacon or priest.
Forms of archdeacon
| plural | archdeacons |
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Origin of archdeacon
From Middle English arcedekne, archdecon, archdekne, archdekyn, archedeken, archedekyn, archedyacun, archideken, archidiacon, ardekne, ercedekene, ercedekne, erchdekene, erchedekene, erchedekne, erresdeken, ersedekne, ersedekyn, from Old English ærcedæcne, ærcediæcne, earcedæcne (from Late Latin archidiāconus) and Old French arc(h)ediacne.
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Questions about archdeacon
- What does archdeacon mean?
- Archdeacon means a senior administrative official in a diocese, just under the bishop, often in charge of an archdeaconry. As a title, it can be filled by either a deacon or priest.
- What part of speech is archdeacon?
- Archdeacon is a noun.
- What is the plural of archdeacon?
- The plural of archdeacon is archdeacons.
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