archdeaconn.

Brit.

/ɑːtʃˈdiːk(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˌɑrtʃˈdikən/

Forms: Forms of prefix: Old English–Middle English arce-, Old English–Middle English erce-, Middle English ers-, erse-, erres-, erche-, Middle English archi-, Middle English ars-, Middle English–1600s arche-, Middle English– arch-. See forms of deacon n.¹

Etymology: Old English arce- , ęrce-diacon , < Latin archidiāconus (c420 Jerome), < Greek ἀρχιδιάκονος ; see archi- prefix 1 and deacon n.¹ Compare Old French arc(h)ediacne 12th cent., later archediacre.

The chief deacon; originally the chief of the attendants on a bishop, who, through the scope of his duties in relation to the services of the church and the administration of charity, gradually acquired a rank above the priests and next in importance to the bishop. In the Anglican Church the archdeacon is appointed by, and gives assistance to, the bishop, superintending the rural deans, and holding the lowest ecclesiastical court, with the power of spiritual censure.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > archdeacon > [noun]

archdeaconc1000

archdeana1530

archdiacre1598

c1000 Ælfric Gloss. (Z.) 299 Archidiaconus, ercediacon [v.r. arce-].

1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. 468 Ercedekne of Kanterbury Sein Tomas tho was.

c1386 G. Chaucer Friar's Tale 2 An erchedeken, a man of gret degré.

c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 102 Noo bischop or archideken.

1577 W. Harrison Descr. Eng. i. ii. i. 17 Which archdeacons are termed in law the bishops eies.

1704 R. Nelson Compan. Festivals & Fasts ii. iii. 378 Where the Bishop had many Deacons, one among them had the Title of Arch-Deacon.

1881 E. Hatch Bampton Lect. ii. 53 [The] archdeacon..was conceived to be, in an especial sense, the bishop's assistant in ecclesiastical administration.

Derivatives

archˈdeaconate n. [ < Latin archidiāconātus: see -ate suffix¹] the position of archdeacon; archidiaconate.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > archdeacon > [noun] > office of archdeacon

archdeaconship1591

archdeanery1828

archdeaconry1872

archdeaconate1882

1882 P. Schaff et al. Relig. Encycl. I. 128 The archdeaconates were generally held by the provost of the cathedral and the canons.

archˈdeaconess n. [see -ess suffix¹] the wife of an archdeacon.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > archdeacon > [noun] > wife of archdeacon

archdeaconess1861

1861 Wheat & Tares 50 ‘Excellent,’ cried the Archdeaconess.

archˈdeaconship n. [see -ship suffix] the office of archdeacon.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > archdeacon > [noun] > office of archdeacon

archdeaconship1591

archdeanery1828

archdeaconry1872

archdeaconate1882

1591 R. Percyvall Bibliotheca Hispanica Dict. at Arcedianadgo An archedeaconship, Archidiaconatus.

1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Archdeaconship.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	archdeacon
释义	archdeaconn. Brit. /ɑːtʃˈdiːk(ə)n/, U.S. /ˌɑrtʃˈdikən/ Forms: Forms of prefix: Old English–Middle English arce-, Old English–Middle English erce-, Middle English ers-, erse-, erres-, erche-, Middle English archi-, Middle English ars-, Middle English–1600s arche-, Middle English– arch-. See forms of deacon n.¹ Etymology: Old English arce- , ęrce-diacon , < Latin archidiāconus (c420 Jerome), < Greek ἀρχιδιάκονος ; see archi- prefix 1 and deacon n.¹ Compare Old French arc(h)ediacne 12th cent., later archediacre. The chief deacon; originally the chief of the attendants on a bishop, who, through the scope of his duties in relation to the services of the church and the administration of charity, gradually acquired a rank above the priests and next in importance to the bishop. In the Anglican Church the archdeacon is appointed by, and gives assistance to, the bishop, superintending the rural deans, and holding the lowest ecclesiastical court, with the power of spiritual censure. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > archdeacon > [noun] archdeaconc1000 archdeana1530 archdiacre1598 c1000 Ælfric Gloss. (Z.) 299 Archidiaconus, ercediacon [v.r. arce-]. 1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. 468 Ercedekne of Kanterbury Sein Tomas tho was. c1386 G. Chaucer Friar's Tale 2 An erchedeken, a man of gret degré. c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 102 Noo bischop or archideken. 1577 W. Harrison Descr. Eng. i. ii. i. 17 Which archdeacons are termed in law the bishops eies. 1704 R. Nelson Compan. Festivals & Fasts ii. iii. 378 Where the Bishop had many Deacons, one among them had the Title of Arch-Deacon. 1881 E. Hatch Bampton Lect. ii. 53 [The] archdeacon..was conceived to be, in an especial sense, the bishop's assistant in ecclesiastical administration. Derivatives archˈdeaconate n. [ < Latin archidiāconātus: see -ate suffix¹] the position of archdeacon; archidiaconate. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > archdeacon > [noun] > office of archdeacon archdeaconship1591 archdeanery1828 archdeaconry1872 archdeaconate1882 1882 P. Schaff et al. Relig. Encycl. I. 128 The archdeaconates were generally held by the provost of the cathedral and the canons. archˈdeaconess n. [see -ess suffix¹] the wife of an archdeacon. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > archdeacon > [noun] > wife of archdeacon archdeaconess1861 1861 Wheat & Tares 50 ‘Excellent,’ cried the Archdeaconess. archˈdeaconship n. [see -ship suffix] the office of archdeacon. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > archdeacon > [noun] > office of archdeacon archdeaconship1591 archdeanery1828 archdeaconry1872 archdeaconate1882 1591 R. Percyvall Bibliotheca Hispanica Dict. at Arcedianadgo An archedeaconship, Archidiaconatus. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Archdeaconship. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c1000
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