noun
- declension: 2nd declension
- gender: masculine
Definitions:
- deaconate, office/position of deacon, deaconship
- deaconry (Latham)
- Age: Latin not in use in Classical times (6-10th centuries) Christian
- Area: Ecclesiastic, Biblical, Religious
- Geography: All or none
- Frequency: 2 or 3 citations
- Source: Lewis & Short, “A Latin Dictionary”, 1879 (Lewis & Short)