underdeacon

noun

Etymology

From under- + deacon.

  1. derived from διᾱ́κονος — “servant, minister
  2. derived from diāconus
  3. inherited from diacon
  4. inherited from deken
  5. prefixed as underdeacon — “under + deacon

Definitions

  1. A subordinate deacon.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for underdeacon. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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