Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The office or position of an archdeacon.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The office or order of archdeacons.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun office or position of an archdeacon
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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About 1261 Peter appears in the retinue of Cardinal Ottoboni Fieschi; towards this time also he was made deacon of the Church of Lisbon, an office which he later exchanged for the archidiaconate of Vermuy in the Diocese of Braga.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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(Kirkevaag) was made the seat of a diocese (diœcesis Orcadensis), in connexion with which a cathedra! chapter was later established, and the Shetland Islands were assigned it as an archidiaconate.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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He was, however, subject to the archdeacon; several such large rural communities, or parishes, constituted an archidiaconate.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913
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The union of such archipresbyterates formed an archidiaconate, whose deans were subject to the archdeacon.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913
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