noundĭācŏnātusDIACONATVS☆ KeepMeaningthe office of deacon, deaconshipLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879DIACONATUSLEWIS & SHORTDIACONATUSdĭācŏnātus, ūs, m. (and dĭācŏnī-um, i, n., Sever. Sulp. vita Mart. 5 al.) [diaconus], I. the office of deacon, deaconship, Hier. Ep. 22, 12 al.Read the whole entry