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archidiaconal

[ ahr-ki-dahy-ak-uh-nl ]
/ ˌɑr kɪ daɪˈæk ə nl /
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adjective

of or relating to an archdeacon or to the office of an archdeacon.

Nearby words

archibald prize, archibenthos, archiblast, archiblastic, archicarp, archidiaconal, archidiaconate, archie, archie bunker, archiepiscopacy, archiepiscopal

Origin of archidiaconal

1645–55; < Late Latin archidiācon(us) archdeacon + -al1
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Examples from the Web for archidiaconal

  • He commenced the proceedings by enlarging on the abuses of the archidiaconal courts.

    Life of Thomas Becket|Henry Hart Milman

  • He's gone off in his yacht now to shoot seals, and cut the Arckey—Archey—Archidiaconal meeting.'

    The Pillars of the House, Vol. II (of 2)|Charlotte M. Yonge

  • Hilda turned upon her a face which appeared still to glow with the stimulus of the archidiaconal function.

    The Path of a Star|Mrs. Everard Cotes (AKA Sara Jeannette Duncan)

British Dictionary definitions for archidiaconal

archidiaconal

/ (ˌɑːkɪdaɪˈækənəl) /

adjective

of or relating to an archdeacon or his office
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