subdeacon

noun
  1. 1

    (chiefly historical) A Catholic clerical rank in the major orders below that of a deacon.

  2. 2

    (chiefly historical) A Catholic cleric who assists the deacon at High Mass and normally reads the Epistle at the Eucharist.

  3. 3

    The highest of the minor orders below that of a deacon

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