First Known Use: 14th century
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subdeacon
noun sub·dea·con \-ˈdē-kən\
Definition of SUBDEACON
: a cleric ranking below a deacon: as a : a cleric in the lowest of the former major orders of the Roman Catholic Church b : an Eastern Orthodox or Armenian cleric in minor orders c : a clergyman performing the liturgical duties of a subdeacon
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Origin of SUBDEACON
Middle English subdecon, from Anglo-French subdiakene, from Late Latin subdiaconus, from Latin sub- + Late Latin diaconus deacon — more at deacon
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