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deanery

[ dee-nuh-ree ]
/ ˈdi nə ri /

noun, plural dean·er·ies.

the office, jurisdiction, district, or residence of an ecclesiastical dean.

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Origin of deanery

First recorded in 1250–1300, deanery is from the Middle English word denerie.See dean, -ery

Words nearby deanery

deaminate, deamination, deaminize, dean, Deane, deanery, de-anglicization, Deanna, Dean of Faculty, dean of guild, dean's list
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British Dictionary definitions for deanery

deanery
/ (ˈdiːnərɪ) /

noun plural -eries

the office or residence of dean
the group of parishes presided over by a rural dean
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