diaconate

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Diaconate \Di*ac"o*nate\, n. [L. diaconatus: cf. F. diaconat.]
   The office of a deacon; deaconship; also, a body or board of
   deacons.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Diaconate \Di*ac"o*nate\, a.
   Governed by deacons. "Diaconate church." --T. Goodwin.
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