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archdeacon

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables
archdea-con
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A senior administrative official in a diocese, just under the bishop, often in charge of an archdeaconry. As a title, it can be filled by either a deacon or priest.

Etymology

From Middle English arcedekne, archdecon, archdekne, archdekyn, archedeken, archedekyn, archedyacun, archideken, archidiacon, ardekne, ercedekene, ercedekne, erchdekene, erchedekene, erchedekne, erresdeken, ersedekne, ersedekyn, from Old English ærcedæcne, ærcediæcne, earcedæcne (from Late Latin archidiāconus) and Old French arc(h)ediacne.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: arcedekne, ærcedæcne, archidiāconus, arcediacne

Inflected Forms

archdeacons (plural)

Derived Forms

archdeaconess archdeaconry archdeaconship

Frequently Paired Words

archidiaconal

Questions

What does archdeacon mean?
A senior administrative official in a diocese, just under the bishop, often in charge of an archdeaconry. As a title, it can be filled by either a deacon or priest.
Where does archdeacon come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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