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protodeacon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pro-todea-con
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A highly ranked non-monastic deacon who has special privileges.

noun

In the Catholic Church, most senior Cardinal, in charge of presenting the newly elected Pope by saying habemus papam.

Etymology

From proto- + deacon.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

protodeacons (plural)

Questions

What does protodeacon mean?
A highly ranked non-monastic deacon who has special privileges.
Where does protodeacon come from?
From proto- + deacon.

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