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protodeacon

protodeacon noun: a highly ranked non-monastic deacon who has special privileges.

Noun

protodeacon (plural protodeacons)

  1. A highly ranked non-monastic deacon who has special privileges.
  2. In the Catholic Church, most senior Cardinal, in charge of presenting the newly elected Pope by saying habemus papam.

Forms of protodeacon

pluralprotodeacons

Origin of protodeacon

From proto- + deacon.

Questions about protodeacon

What does protodeacon mean?
Protodeacon means a highly ranked non-monastic deacon who has special privileges.
What part of speech is protodeacon?
Protodeacon is a noun.
What is the plural of protodeacon?
The plural of protodeacon is protodeacons.

Words near protodeacon in the dictionary

  1. protocuneiform
  2. protocyanide
  3. protocyanides
  4. protocycloceratid
  5. protocycloceratids
  6. protodeacon
  7. protodeacons
  8. protodeauration
  9. protodeaurations
  10. protodeboronation
  11. protodeboronations

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