archdeaconry

[ ahrch-dee-kuhn-ree ]

noun

, plural arch·dea·con·ries.

1. the jurisdiction, residence, or office of an archdeacon.

archdeaconry

/ ˈɑːtʃˈdiːkənrɪ /

noun

1. the office, rank, or duties of an archdeacon
2. the residence of an archdeacon

Word History and Origins

Origin of archdeaconry¹

First recorded in 1545–55; archdeacon + -ry

Example Sentences

The king set him to write on the subject, and he was rewarded with the Archdeaconry of Taunton.

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While still only a deacon Becket received many ecclesiastical benefices, including the Archdeaconry of Canterbury.

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He succeeded to the Archdeaconry upon the sudden decease of Archdeacon Pulteney in 1810.

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The archdeaconry of Canterbury was worth 100 pounds of silver a-year.

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Are the arrangements with reference to the Sabbath-day schools generally pretty good in your archdeaconry?

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