diacre

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin diāconus, from Ancient Greek διάκονος (diákonos, “servant, minister”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /djakʁ/

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• Rhymes: -akʁ
• Homophone: diacres

Noun

diacre m (plural diacres, feminine diaconesse or diaconisse)

1. (Christianity) deacon

Related terms

• archidiacre

Further reading

• “diacre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norman

Etymology

From Ecclesiastical Latin diāconus, from Ancient Greek διάκονος (diákonos, “servant, minister”).

Noun

diacre m (plural diacres)

1. (Christianity) deacon