arcediano

From Old Spanish arcidiano, arçidiano, from Late Latin archidiaconus, based on Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “chief”) + διάκονος (diákonos, “servant, minister”).

• IPA^(key): /aɾθeˈdjano/ [aɾ.θeˈð̞ja.no] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /aɾseˈdjano/ [aɾ.seˈð̞ja.no] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: ar‧ce‧dia‧no

arcediano m (plural arcedianos)

1. archdeacon

   Synonym: archidiácono

• “arcediano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025