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
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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)
At the end of the 4th century Pope Anastasius had founded deaconries in Rome, and endowed them largely “to meet the frequent demands of the diaconate.”
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" by Various
And Adrian ordered that in all the monasteries, and the twenty-eight titular churches, and the seven deaconries of Rome, every day perpetual prayers should be offered for victory to the Franks.
From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII by Allies, Thomas W.
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