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#NAME? :: -ess () A suffix used to form feminine nouns; as, actress, deaconess, songstress..

Stoled :: Stole (n.) A narrow band of silk or stuff, sometimes enriched with embroidery and jewels, worn on the left shoulder of deacons, and across both shoulders of bishops and priests, pendent on each side nearly to the ground. At Mass, it is worn crossed on the breast by priests. It is used in various sacred functions..

Deaconess :: Deaconess (n.) A woman set apart for church work by a bishop.

Ercedeken :: Ercedeken (n.) An archdeacon.

Subdiaconate :: Subdiaconate (a.) Of or pertaining to a subdeacon, or to the office or rank of a subdeacon..

Ordinal :: Ordinal (n.) The book of forms for making, ordaining, and consecrating bishops, priests, and deacons..

Diaconate :: Diaconate (n.) The office of a deacon; deaconship; also, a body or board of deacons..

Procuration :: Procuration (n.) A sum of money paid formerly to the bishop or archdeacon, now to the ecclesiastical commissioners, by an incumbent, as a commutation for entertainment at the time of visitation; -- called also proxy..

Gradual :: Gradual (n.) An antiphon or responsory after the epistle, in the Mass, which was sung on the steps, or while the deacon ascended the steps..

Archdeacon :: Archdeacon (n.) In England, an ecclesiastical dignitary, next in rank below a bishop, whom he assists, and by whom he is appointed, though with independent authority..

Synodal :: Synodal (n.) A tribute in money formerly paid to the bishop or archdeacon, at the time of his Easter visitation, by every parish priest, now made to the ecclesiastical commissioners; a procuration..

Order :: Order (n.) An ecclesiastical grade or rank, as of deacon, priest, or bishop; the office of the Christian ministry; -- often used in the plural; as, to take orders, or to take holy orders, that is, to enter some grade of the ministry..

Deaconry :: Deaconry (n.) See Deaconship.

Deaconess :: Deaconess (n.) One of an order of women whose duties resembled those of deacons.

Deaconess :: Deaconess (n.) A woman chosen as a helper in church work, as among the Congregationalists..

Official :: Official (a.) An ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop, chapter, archdeacon, etc., with charge of the spiritual jurisdiction..

Diaconate :: Diaconate (a.) Governed by deacons.

Episcopacy :: Episcopacy (n.) Government of the church by bishops; church government by three distinct orders of ministers -- bishops, priests, and deacons -- of whom the bishops have an authority superior and of a different kind..

Deaconhood :: Deaconhood (n.) The state of being a deacon; office of a deacon; deaconship.

Subdial :: Subdiaconate (n.) The office or rank of a subdeacon.

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