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ar·chi·di·ac·o·nate (är'kĭ-dī-ăkʹə-nĭt)
n.
The office or position of an archdeacon.[Medieval Latin archidiāconātus, from Late Latin archidiāconus, archdeacon. See archdeacon.]
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