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underdeacon

underdeacon noun: a subordinate deacon.

Noun

underdeacon (plural underdeacons)

  1. A subordinate deacon.

Forms of underdeacon

pluralunderdeacons

Origin of underdeacon

From under- + deacon.

Questions about underdeacon

What does underdeacon mean?
Underdeacon means a subordinate deacon.
What part of speech is underdeacon?
Underdeacon is a noun.
What is the plural of underdeacon?
The plural of underdeacon is underdeacons.

Words near underdeacon in the dictionary

  1. underdamper
  2. underdampers
  3. underdamping
  4. underdamps
  5. underdanced
  6. underdeacon
  7. underdeacons
  8. underdeal
  9. underdealing
  10. underdealings
  11. underdeals

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