archdeaconry

American  

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

noun

archdeaconries plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• archdeaconries
  plural

Etymology

Origin of archdeaconry

First recorded in 1545–55; archdeacon + -ry

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

archdeaconry archdeaconries

He had been already some years archdeacon of Taunton, and the archdeaconry of Norfolk was added to it in March 1529, which two years later he resigned for that of Leicester.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various

My friend, who, I may say, is a clergyman in my archdeaconry," the elder gentleman resumed, "has been appointed guardian--it is a ridiculous thing for a man in his position--to a--a young actress.

From Laid up in Lavender by Weyman, Stanley J.

In 1291 the archdeaconry of Winchester was coextensive with the county and comprised the ten rural deaneries of Alresford, Alton, Andover, Basingstoke, Drokinsford, Fordingbridge, Isle of Wight, Sombourne, Southampton and Winchester.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" by Various

He was succeeded in the archdeaconry by the Rev. R. E. Hankinson. 30.—Mr.

From Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 by Mackie, Charles

He was appointed to the living of Denton in 1839, accepted the archdeaconry in 1850, and resigned it in 1869, in consequence of ill-health.

From Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 by Mackie, Charles

The diocese was divided into the archdeaconries of Durham and Northumberland.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various

Since 1836 there have been at least two archdeaconries in each diocese, and in some dioceses there are four archdeacons.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various

Some prebends, particularly those called archdeaconries, were estimated at £6000 a-year, and these were sometimes disposed of, by the crown, in favour of a cardinal or foreign prince.

From Roman Catholicism in Spain by Anonymous

In England the dioceses were divided into archdeaconries about the time of the Norman Conquest.

From The Church Handy Dictionary by Anonymous

But, ordinarily, the term dignity is applied to bishoprics, deaneries, archdeaconries, and prebendaryships; benefice to parsonages, vicarages, and donatives.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah