subdiaconate

American

[suhb-dahy-ak-uh-nit, -neyt] / ˌsʌb daɪˈæk ə nɪt, -ˌneɪt /

noun

the office or dignity of a subdeacon.
a body of subdeacons.

subdiaconate British

/ ˌsʌbdaɪˈækənɪt, -ˌneɪt /

noun

the rank or office of a subdeacon

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

subdiaconal

adjective

Etymology

Origin of subdiaconate

First recorded in 1715–25; sub- + diaconate

Example Sentences

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There was one time, when I was younger and in the subdiaconate orders, that I put off the priest's dress altogether, and wore citizen's clothes, not an abbate's suit like this.

From A Foregone Conclusion by Howells, William Dean

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