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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Archdeacon

· Arch·dea·con · IPA
01 n. In England, an ecclesiastical dignitary, next in rank below a bishop, whom he assists, and by whom he is appointed, though with independent…
  1. 1.
    In England, an ecclesiastical dignitary, next in rank below a bishop, whom he assists, and by whom he is appointed, though with independent authority.