What does "diaconate" mean?
Diaconate: The office of a deacon; deaconship; also, a body or board of deacons.
Additional senses
- 2.Governed by deacons. "Diaconate church." T. Goodwin.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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