subdiaconate

[suhb-dahy-ak-uh-nit, -neyt]

noun

the office or dignity of a subdeacon.

a body of subdeacons.

Also subdeaconate.

Origin of subdiaconate

First recorded in 1715–25; sub- + diaconate

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Historical Examples of subdiaconate

Of these the 12 juniors on the list had not at that time received the subdiaconate.
The Great Pestilence (A.D. 1348-9)
Francis Aidan Gasquet

British Dictionary definitions for subdiaconate

subdiaconate

noun

the rank or office of a subdeacon

Derived Formssubdiaconal, adjective

Word Origin for subdiaconate

C18: from Medieval Latin subdiaconus subdeacon + -ate ²; see deacon

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