The Collaborative International Dictionary
Deaconship
Deaconship \Dea"con*ship\, n. The office or ministry of a deacon or deaconess.
Wiktionary
deaconship
n. The position or role of a deacon.
Usage examples of "deaconship".
But Calphurnius-first served God a long time in the deaconship, and at length closed his days in the priesthood.
But Calphurnius first served God a long time in the deaconship, and at length closed his days in the priesthood.
Don Andres Arias Xiron to the arch deaconship and to the chaplaincy of the royal hospital for its administration, which had been the cause of the suits and quarrels.