archidiaconal
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of archidiaconal
1645–55; < Late Latin archidiācon ( us ) archdeacon + -al 1
Example Sentences
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But the incident was one which bore a legal character and Colchester's part in it may possibly be brought within the vague limits of archidiaconal functions.
From William de Colchester Abbot of Westminster by Pearce, Ernest Harold
In an archidiaconal charge, delivered within a few months of his appointment, he firmly repudiated the Tractarians.
From Eminent Victorians by Strachey, Giles Lytton
Notwithstanding the archidiaconal sneer, Frederick III.'s anagram came quite as near the truth as any uninspired prophecy that can be mentioned.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics by Various
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 Savory, Arthur H.
Such a proposition as “an archdeacon is one who performs archidiaconal functions” is not a definition.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" by Various
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