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Noun: deaconess  dee-ku-nus [N. Amer], 'dee-kun,es [Brit]
  1. A woman deacon
    "The deaconess led the congregation in prayer"

Derived forms: deaconesses

Type of: adult female, deacon, Protestant deacon, woman

Encyclopedia: Deaconess