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Webster 1913 Edition
Archdeacon
Webster 1828 Edition
Archdeacon
ARCHDE'ACON
,Noun.
In England, an ecclesiastical dignitary, next in rank below a bishop, who has jurisdiction either over a part or over the whole diocese. He is usually appointed by the bishop, and has an authority originally derived from the bishop, but now independent of him. He has a court, the most inferior of ecclesiastical courts, for hearing ecclesiastical causes, and the punishment of offenders by spiritual censures.
Definition 2024
archdeacon
archdeacon
English
Noun
archdeacon (plural archdeacons)
- (ecclesiastical) 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.
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Translations
administrative official in a diocese
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