DEANERY

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

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