Diaconate

(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:03:05

Di*ac"o*nate (?), n. [L. diaconatus: cf. F. diaconat.]

The office of a deacon; deaconship; also, a body or board of deacons.

 

© Webster 1913.

Di*ac"o*nate, a.

Governed by deacons.

"Diaconate church."

T. Goodwin.

 

© Webster 1913.

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