Definition of 'archdeacon'
Word forms: plural archdeacons
countable noun & title noun
An archdeacon is a high-ranking clergyman who works as an assistant to a bishop, especially in the Anglican church.
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noun
a church official ranking just below a bishop or an archpriest: in the Anglican Church, an archdeacon
has supervisory duties under the bishop
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