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deaconess

noun

🔊/ˌdiːkəˈnes/

🔊/ˈdiːkənəs/

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(in some Christian Churches) a woman who has duties that are similar to those of a deacon（某些基督教会中的）女执事，女会吏，女助祭
Word Originlate Middle English: from deacon + -ess, on the pattern of late Latin diaconissa.