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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. (Anglican Church) an ecclesiastical dignitary usually ranking just below a bishop;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Archdeacon \Arch`dea"con\, n. [AS. arcediacon, archidiacon, L. archidiaconus, fr. Gr. ?. See Arch-, pref., and Deacon.] In England, an ecclesiastical dignitary, next in rank below a bishop, whom he assists, and by whom he is appointed, though with independent authority. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

archdeacon n 1: (Anglican Church) an ecclesiastical dignitary usually ranking just below a bishop