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deaconry

[ dee-kuhn-ree ]
/ ˈdi kən ri /
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noun, plural dea·con·ries.
the office of a deacon.
deacons collectively.
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Origin of deaconry

First recorded in 1425–75, deaconry is from the late Middle English word dekenry.See deacon, -ry

Words nearby deaconry

deaccession, deacetylate, deacidify, deacon, deaconess, deaconry, deacon seat, de-acquisition, deactivate, dead, dead ahead
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Words related to deaconry

priesthood, cardinalate, clerics, conclave, ecclesiastics, pastorate, prelacy, rabbinate, ministry, canonicate, canonry, diaconate, first estate, the cloth, the pulpit

How to use deaconry in a sentence

  • The good Kerkabon rather chose to see his nephew invested with military honors than in the sub-deaconry.

    Voltaire's Romances|Franois-Marie Arouet

British Dictionary definitions for deaconry

deaconry
/ (ˈdiːkənrɪ) /
noun plural -ries
the office or status of a deacon
deacons collectively
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