DEACONESS


Meaning of DEACONESS in English

dea ‧ con ‧ ess /ˌdiːkəˈnes $ ˈdiːkənəs/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

a female religious official, in some Christian churches, who is just below the rank of a priest

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.