Deacon

Defined in 6 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

In ecclesiastical law. A minister or servant in the church, whose office in some churches is to assist the priest in divine service, and in the distribution of the sacrament.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A priest’s assistant.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

The lowest degree of holy orders in the Church of England. 2 Steph. Com. 660.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In ecclesiastical law. A minister or servant in the church, whose office ls to assist the priest in divine service and the distribution of the sacrament. It is the lowest order in the Church of England.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

Inecclesiasticallaw. A minister or servant in the church, whose otfiee is to assist the priest in divine service and the distribution of the sacrament. Itis the lowest order in the Church of England,

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

[Lat. diaconus, from Gr. diakonos.] In ecclesiastical law. A minister or servant in the church, whose office is to assist the priest in divine service and the distribution of the sacrament. It is the lowest order in the church of England. Wharton's Lex. Brande.