deanery
Americannoun
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deaneries
plural
noun
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the office or residence of dean
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the group of parishes presided over by a rural dean
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of deanery
First recorded in 1250–1300, deanery is from the Middle English word denerie. See dean, -ery
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During the work, Morgan stayed at Westminster Abbey's deanery which was the home of then-dean Gabriel Goodman – a fellow Welshman who was also a close friend.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2025
Deetya made it through round three with the word ophic, Saharsh made it through with deanery and Sirjana made it through with Radiolarian.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2022
Saharsh correctly spelled ageusia — the loss of taste — and deanery — the residence for a member of the clergy of a particular rank.
From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2022
During the programme, Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster, says the oil from 1953 is kept safe in a flask in deanery.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2018
Miss Beauclerc was waiting at the deanery door.
From Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) A Novel by Mrs. Henry Wood
He would serve at churches in all five deaneries in the Duluth diocese - Cloquet, Duluth, Hibbing, Brainerd and Virginia.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 3, 2016
The 66-year-old spent six days in each of the 21 deaneries of the Diocese of York and walked a "sizeable distance" through them all.
From BBC ● May 22, 2016
He worked in Iowa as a national official for Divine Word seminaries, then in Lafayette, Louisiana, before serving as regional bishop for several deaneries in Washington and suburban Maryland.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 27, 2014
The ancient ecclesiastical subdivision of dioceses, still called the "rural deaneries" even though nowadays they may be exclusively urban areas, will also get their own clericallay synods in place of existing conferences.
From Time Magazine Archive
In 1878 the county was placed in the newly created diocese of St Albans, and formed the archdeaconry of St Albans, the deaneries being unchanged.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
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