deacon
noun /ˈdiːkən/
/ˈdiːkən/
- (in the Roman Catholic, Anglican and Orthodox Churches) a religious leader just below the rank of a priest
（天主教、圣公会和东正教会的）执事，会吏 - (in some Nonconformist Churches) a person who is not a member of the clergy, but who helps a minister with church business affairs
（某些不信奉英国国教的教会中协助管理教会事务的）助祭
词源Old English diacon, via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek diakonos ‘servant’ (in ecclesiastical Greek ‘Christian minister’).