SUBDIACONATE


Meaning of SUBDIACONATE in English

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

1. the office or dignity of a subdeacon.

2. a body of subdeacons.

Also, subdeaconate .

[ 1715-25; SUB- + DIACONATE ]

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