archidiaconal
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of archidiaconal
1645–55; < Late Latin archidiācon ( us ) archdeacon + -al 1
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“A gentleman who carries out archidiaconal functions,” is the familiar, though vague, definition of an archdeacon in our own time, but a couple of centuries ago that church official had very definite duties and powers.
From Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland by Daniel Scott
In an archidiaconal charge, delivered within a few months of his appointment, he firmly repudiated the Tractarians.
From Eminent Victorians by Giles Lytton Strachey
Every archdeacon is entitled to appoint an official to preside over his archidiaconal court, from which there is an appeal to the consistory court of the bishop.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various
Hilda turned upon her a face which appeared still to glow with the stimulus of the archidiaconal function.
From The Path of a Star by Sara Jeannette Duncan
The contrast was well delineated—the Archdeacon tall, thin, and ascetic, in a long black coat and archidiaconal hat; and the farmer of the John Bull type, in ample breeches and gaiters.
From Grain and Chaff from an English Manor by Arthur H. Savory
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