DIACONATE


Meaning of DIACONATE in English

/duy ak"euh nit, -nayt'/ , n.

1. the office or dignity of a deacon.

2. a body of deacons.

[ 1720-30; diaconatus. See DEACON, -ATE 3 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .