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Noun: archdeacon  'aa(r)ch'dee-kun
  1. (Anglican Church) an ecclesiastical dignitary usually ranking just below a bishop

Derived forms: archdeacons

Type of: clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend

Encyclopedia: Archdeacon, Richard

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