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deanery
[ dee-nuh-ree ]
/ ˈdi nə ri /
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noun, plural dean·er·ies.
the office, jurisdiction, district, or residence of an ecclesiastical dean.
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deaminase, deaminate, 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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