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plural Deacons
A surname originating as an occupation. examples
(rare) A male given name from English. quotations
And like a mirror image in gestures if not in looks, Steward spit fresh Blue Boy while Deek lit a cigar. However disgusted both were, K.D. knew they would not negotiate a solution that would endanger him or the future of Morgan money. His grandfather had named his twins Deacon and Steward for a reason.
1997, Toni Morrison, Paradise, Random House, published 2010, page 55