Word: subdeacon
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sub
dea
con
Definition: A Catholic cleric who assists the deacon at High Mass and normally reads the Epistle at the Eucharist.
Morphemes:
Affix: sub-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: almost, nearly
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sub
Language: la
Decoded: sub
Meaning: under
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