Found 2 items, similar to archdeacon.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: archdeacon archdeacon n : (Anglican Church) an ecclesiastical dignitary usually ranking just below a bishop
English → English (gcide) Definition: Archdeacon Archdeacon \Arch`dea"con\, n. [AS. arcediacon, archidiacon, L. archidiaconus, fr. Gr. ?. See Arch-, pref., and Deacon.] In England, an ecclesiastical dignitary, next in rank below a bishop, whom he assists, and by whom he is appointed, though with independent authority. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]