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
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. 2012