Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The office of an archdeacon.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The office of an archdeacon.
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- noun The rank or office of an
archdeacon .
Etymologies
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archdeacon + -ship
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Examples
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On 12 June, 1600, he was promoted to the archdeaconship of Famenne.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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Dubois left at five o'clock in the morning, in a hunting-dress, for Pautoix, where he found M. de Tressan, who, according to his promise, bestowed on him the deaconship, the archdeaconship, and the priesthood.
The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental Alexandre Dumas p��re 1836
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"But the archdeaconship, the deaconship, the priesthood."
The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental Alexandre Dumas p��re 1836
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