English English Dictionary

Alt. of Subcylindric

One belonging to an order in the Roman Catholic Church, next interior to the order of deacons; also, a member of a minor order in the Greek Church.

Alt. of Subdeaconship

The order or office of subdeacon.

An under dean; the deputy or substitute of a dean.

Office or rank of subdean.

Of or pertaining to a subdean or subdeanery.

Containing one part of ten.

A subordinate delegate, or one with inferior powers.

To appoint to act as subdelegate, or as a subordinate; to depete.

Indented beneath.

A subordinate department; a bureau. See the Note under Bureau.

That which is deposited beneath something else.

Ridiculing with moderation.

A word derived from a derivative, and not directly from the root; as, "friendliness" is a subderivative, being derived from "friendly", which is in turn a derivative from "friend."

Of or pertaining to a subdeacon, or to the office or rank of a subdeacon.

The office or rank of a subdeacon.

Of or pertaining to the open air; being under the open sky.

A subordinate dialect.

A subordinate, or inferior, division into parts; a subdivision.