Word: archdeaconry
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: arch
dea
con
ry
Definition: The office of an archdeacon, or the term of that office
Morphemes:
Affix: arch-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: chief, highest, most extreme
Etymology Compounds: Affix: archi-
Language: la
Decoded: archi-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: arch-, archi-
Affix: deacon
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A clergyman ranked directly below a priest, with duties of helping the priests and carrying out parish work.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: διᾱ́κονος
Language: grc
Decoded: diakonos
Meaning: servant, minister
Affix: -ry
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Alternative form of -ery. Added to verbs to form nouns meaning "place of" (an art, craft, or practice).