deaconry
Americannoun
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the office of a deacon.
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deacons collectively.
noun
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the office or status of a deacon
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deacons collectively
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of deaconry
First recorded in 1425–75, deaconry is from the late Middle English word dekenry. See deacon, -ry
Example Sentences
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He enters its lower ranks, the deaconry, for example, at puberty.
From Time Magazine Archive
But sober second thought, that ought always and specially to attach itself to the deaconry, was apparently at a premium in our town.
From Children of the Tenements by Relyea, C. M. (Charles Mark)
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