deanship, deanery
(noun) the position or office of a dean
deanery
(noun) the official residence of a dean
Source: WordNet® 3.1
deanery (plural deaneries)
The position held by a dean.
The house in which a dean lives.
The group of parishes for which a rural dean has responsibility.
• (position): deanship
• renayed, yandere, year-end, yearend, yearned
Source: Wiktionary
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
8 May 2025
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