archidiaconal
/ɑːkɪdaɪˈækənəl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Pertaining to an archdeacon.
Example Sentences
- "[…] they giue good allowance of Episcopal dignitie & their iurisdiction but they vtterly disallow and would gladly infringe Archidiaconall power and weaken that first."
- "1787, William Hutchinson, The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine, of Durham, Newcastle: S. Hodgson, Volume 2, pp. 88-89, […] by compromise it was settled, that the prior should enjoy archidiaconal jurisdiction in the churches of Jarrow and Weremouth, and Goldesburgh throughout the rest for life."
- "[…] his Phi Beta Kappa key shone against a spotty black vest; he smelled of old pipes; he was altogether funereal and archidiaconal; and to real-estate brokerage and the jobbing of bathroom-fixtures he added an aroma of sanctity."
- "With Father Jolliffe cringing under the archidiaconal disapproval it ought to have been a chilling moment and, by Treacher at least, savoured and briefly enjoyed […]"
- "Hicks wrote in the diary in July 1913 about the arrangements for the two forthcoming archidiaconal installations."
Etymology
From Latin archidiāconus + -al.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: archidiāconus
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ɑːkɪdaɪˈækənəl/