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subdeacon

[suhb-dee-kuhn, suhb-dee-]

noun

a member of the clerical order next below that of deacon.

Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English subdecon, -dekene < Late Latin subdiāconus. See sub-, deacon

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subdeacon (ˌsʌbˈdiːkən)

—n
1.	a cleric who assists at High Mass
2.	(formerly) a person ordained to the lowest of the major orders

subdeaconate

—n

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