subdeaconryn.
/ˌsʌbˈdiːk(ə)nri/, /ˈsʌbdiːk(ə)nri/, U.S. /ˈˌsəbˈˌdik(ə)nri/ Now historical.
= subdiaconate n.
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a1500 Eng. Glosses MS BL Add 37075 (1984) 68 Ordo subdiaconatus, subdekynry.
1554 T. Martin Traictise Marriage of Priestes viii. sig. Oii Ye that come to be promoted here to the holye order of Subdeconrie.
1736 tr. Ceremonies & Relig. Customs Var. Nations V. iii. i. 163 They [sc. the Greek Church] deny that the Subdeaconry is at present a Holy Order.
1768 tr. Voltaire L'Ingenu xx. 168 The good Kerkabon rather chose to see his nephew invested with military honours than in the sub-deaconry.
1894 Boston Daily Globe 19 May 10/6 It is in accordance with that vote that the subdeaconry here is to be organized.
1966 H. M. Hamill jr Hidalgo Revolt iii. 58 The following year Hidalgo was admitted to the subdeaconry, and the year after he became a deacon ‘of administration’.
1988 Ren. Stud. 2 178 He was awarded a subdeaconry at Feltre on 18 December 1406.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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