Archdeacon
[ɑːtʃ'diːk(ə)n;'ɑːtʃ-] or [,ɑrtʃ'dikən]
Definition
(noun.) (Anglican Church) an ecclesiastical dignitary usually ranking just below a bishop.
Typist: Malcolm--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) In England, an ecclesiastical dignitary, next in rank below a bishop, whom he assists, and by whom he is appointed, though with independent authority.
Editor: Stephen
Definition
n. a chief deacon: the ecclesiastical dignitary having the chief supervision of a diocese or part of it next under the bishop—the 'bishop's eye.'—ns. Archdeac′onry the office jurisdiction or residence of an archdeacon; Archdeac′onship the office of an archdeacon.—adj. Archidīac′onal.—n. Archidīac′onate.
Checker: Wendy
Examples
- I shall return to Brocklehurst Hall in the course of a week or two: my good friend, the Archdeacon, will not permit me to leave him sooner. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- He knew that the Marquis, when he last came down to Lisbon, had been in the habit of dining with Mr. Archdeacon and his wife. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Still, the Archdeacon's letter to Carriston is a sufficient guarantee that he is not a swindler, so I will chance it. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Mr. Casaubon has gone to the Archdeacon's, she said, at once. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- He had a letter of introduction to my friend, the Archdeacon of Eastminster, who gave him one to me. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Then came more stories, from different quarters, concerning Worcester and Mrs. Archdeacon. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I thought he looked shattered the other day at the Archdeacon's. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
Edited by Ellis