transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈdē-kən ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English subdecon, from Anglo-French subdiakene, from Late Latin subdiaconus, from Latin sub- + Late Latin diaconus deacon — more at deacon
Date: 14th century
: a cleric ranking below a deacon: as
a. : a cleric in the lowest of the former major orders of the Roman Catholic Church
b. : an Eastern Orthodox or Armenian cleric in minor orders
c. : a clergyman performing the liturgical duties of a subdeacon