subdiaconate

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sub·di·ac·o·nate

S0837700 (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.

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