Archdeacon Definition
ärch-dēkən
noun
A church official, as in the Anglican Church, who is in charge of temporal and other affairs in a diocese, with powers delegated from the bishop.
American Heritage
A church official ranking just below a bishop or an archpriest: in the Anglican Church, an archdeacon has supervisory duties under the bishop.
Webster's New World
In the Anglican and Eastern Orthodox systems, 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.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Archdeacon
Noun
Singular:
archdeacon
Plural:
archdeaconsOrigin of Archdeacon
Middle English archedeken from Old English arcediakon from Late Latin archidiāconus from Late Greek arkhidiākonos Greek arkhi- archi- Greek diākonos deacon
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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arch- + deacon
From Wiktionary
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