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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Archdeacon \Arch`dea"con\, n. [AS. arcediacon archidiacon, L. archidiaconus fr Gr ?. See {Arch-}, pref., and {Deacon}.] In England, an ecclesiastical dignitary, next in rank below a bishop, whom he assists, and by whom he is appointed, though with independent authority. --Blackstone. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: archdeacon n : (Anglican Church) an ecclesiastical dignitary usually ranking just below a bishop
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