subdiaconate
(redirected from subdiaconal)sub·di·ac·o·nate
(sŭb′dī-ăk′ə-nĭt)n.
The office, order, or rank of subdeacon.
[Late Latin subdiāconātus, from subdiāconus, subdeacon (partial translation of Late Greek hupodiākonos) : Latin sub-, sub- + Late Latin diāconus, deacon; see deacon.]
sub′di·ac′o·nal adj.
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subdiaconate
(ˌsʌbdaɪˈækənɪt; -ˌneɪt)n
(Roman Catholic Church) the rank or office of a subdeacon
[C18: from Medieval Latin subdiaconus subdeacon + -ate2; see deacon]
ˌsubdiˈaconal adj
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