DEANERIES

Noun

deaneries

plural of deanery

Source: Wiktionary


DEANERY

Dean"er*y, n.; pl. Deaneries (.

1. The office or the revenue of a dean. See the Note under Benefice, n., 3.

2. The residence of a dean. Shak.

3. The territorial jurisdiction of a dean. Each archdeaconry is divided into rural deaneries, and each deanery is divided into parishes. Blackstone.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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