diaconate
/daɪˈækənɪt/noun
1- the office of deacon, or a person's tenure of it教会执事（或助祭）的职位; 执事（或助祭）的任期。
1.1
- a body of deacons collectively执事会, 助祭会。
词源
early 18th cent.: from ecclesiastical Latin diaconatus, from diaconus （see DEACON）.