diaconate

diaconate is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.The office of a deacon; deaconship; also, a body or board of deacons.
  2. 2.Governed by deacons. "Diaconate church." T. Goodwin.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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