名詞 archdeacon:

1. (Anglican Church) an ecclesiastical dignitary usually ranking just below a bishop

arch.dea.con

n.（名詞）
A church official, as in the Anglican Church, who is in charge of temporal and other affairs in a diocese, with powers delegated from the bishop.
會吏總，大助祭：教堂官員，如在英國國教中掌管一個教區(qū)中的世俗及其它事務，具有主教授予的權力的人

來源：
Middle English archedeken
中古英語 archedeken
from Old English arcediakon
源自 古英語 arcediakon
from Late Latin archidi3conus
源自 后期拉丁語 archidi3conus
from Late Greek arkhidiakonos
源自 后期希臘語 arkhidiakonos
Greek arkhi- [archi-]
希臘語 arkhi- [前綴，表.主要的.]
diakonos [deacon]
diakonos [副主祭]

【引伸】
archdea.conate
archdea.conship.
n.（名詞）