archdeaconry
Origin of archdeaconry
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How to use archdeaconry in a sentence
The king set him to write on the subject, and he was rewarded with the archdeaconry of Taunton.
The Cathedral Church of Canterbury [2nd ed.]. | Hartley WithersWhile still only a deacon Becket received many ecclesiastical benefices, including the archdeaconry of Canterbury.
The Cathedral Church of Canterbury [2nd ed.]. | Hartley WithersHe succeeded to the archdeaconry upon the sudden decease of Archdeacon Pulteney in 1810.
Great Ghost Stories | VariousThe archdeaconry of Canterbury was worth 100 pounds of silver a-year.
Life of Thomas Becket | Henry Hart MilmanAre the arrangements with reference to the Sabbath-day schools generally pretty good in your archdeaconry?
Barchester Towers | Anthony Trollope
British Dictionary definitions for archdeaconry
/ (ˈɑːtʃˈdiːkənrɪ) /
the office, rank, or duties of an archdeacon
the residence of an archdeacon
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