archdeaconry

American  

[ahrch-dee-kuhn-ree] / ˌɑrtʃˈdi kən ri /

noun

plural

archdeaconries

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

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archdeaconry British  

/ ˈɑːtʃˈdiːkənrɪ /

noun

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

2. the residence of an archdeacon

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Etymology

Origin of archdeaconry

First recorded in 1545–55; archdeacon + -ry

Example Sentences

He was the patron of the chronicler Henry of Huntingdon, whom he advanced to an archdeaconry.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various

The archdeaconry of Carlisle, co-extensive with the diocese, comprised four deaneries.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various

About this time the archdeaconry of Stafford was occupied by Thomas de Cantilupe, afterwards Bishop of Hereford.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Lichfield A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espicopal See by Clifton, A. B.

In 1875 Essex was transferred to the newly created diocese of St Albans, and in 1877 the archdeaconry of Essex was subdivided into eighteen deaneries and that of Colchester into sixteen.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various

The district west of the Severn, with the exception of a few parishes in the deaneries of Ross and Staunton, constituted the deanery of the forest within the archdeaconry and diocese of Hereford.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various