Deaconess
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A female deacon; as:(a) (Primitive Ch.) One of an order of women whose duties resembledthose of deacons. (b) (Ch. of Eng. and Prot. Epis. Ch.)
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in some Churches, a woman who performs particular duties but who is not a deacon
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(in the early Church and some modern Churches) a woman with duties similar to those of a deacon.
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