archdeacon
Noun
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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.
- French: archidiacre
- German: Archidiakon
- Italian: arcidiacono
- Portuguese: arquidiácono, arcediago
- Russian: архидья́кон
- Spanish: arcediano, archidiácono
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