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subdeacon

sub.dea.con \-'de--k*n\ \.s*b-(.)di--'ak-*n-*l\ \-'ak-*-n*t\ n [ME 
   subdecon, fr. LL subdiaconus, fr. L sub- + LL diaconus] deacon : a cleric 
   ranking below a deacon : as  : a candidate for the Roman Catholic 
   priesthood admitted to the lowest of  the major orders and acting as an 
   officer at high mass : a deacon or priest performing the liturgical duties 
   of a subdeacon  - sub.di.ac.o.nal aj