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subdeacon
CIDE DICTIONARY
subdeacon, n. [Pref. sub- + deacon: cf. L. subdiaconus.].
One belonging to an order in the Roman Catholic Church, next interior to the order of deacons; also, a member of a minor order in the Greek Church. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
subdeacon, n. Eccl. a minister of the order next below a deacon.
Derivative
subdiaconate n.
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