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archdeacons

archdeacons is the plural of archdeacon.

Meaning of archdeacon

Noun

archdeacon (plural archdeacons)

  1. (Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy) 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.

Questions about archdeacons

What is archdeacons the plural of?
Archdeacons is the plural of archdeacon.

Words near archdeacons in the dictionary

  1. archdeaconates
  2. archdeaconess
  3. archdeaconesses
  4. archdeaconries
  5. archdeaconry
  6. archdeacons
  7. archdeaconship
  8. archdeaconships
  9. archdean
  10. archdeaneries
  11. archdeanery

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