(ˈ)a|ränik, -e|-, -aa|-, -ā|- adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Aaron fl ab 1200 B.C. Jewish patriarch & high priest, brother of Moses + English -ic
1. : of or stemming from Aaron the Levite, the first high priest of the Hebrews
2. : of, belonging to, or being the lesser order of priesthood in the Mormon church comprising the grades of deacon, teacher, and priest — compare melchizedek