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deacon

dea·con

UK/ˈdiːkən/ US/ˈdikʌn/ fairly common slang us

noun

1.

a Protestant layman who assists the minister

2.

a cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches; one of the Holy Orders

Origin

* English occupational surname for someone working in the household of a deacon. * Also as an English surname, variant of Dicken. * As an Irish surname, from Ó Deocáin, "descendant of Deocán."

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