'Diaconate' definitions:
Definition of 'Diaconate'
From: GCIDE
- Diaconate \Di*ac"o*nate\, n. [L. diaconatus: cf. F. diaconat.] The office of a deacon; deaconship; also, a body or board of deacons. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Diaconate'
From: GCIDE
- Diaconate \Di*ac"o*nate\, a. Governed by deacons. "Diaconate church." --T. Goodwin. [1913 Webster]