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deanery

[ dee-nuh-ree ]

noun

, plural dean·er·ies.
  1. the office, jurisdiction, district, or residence of an ecclesiastical dean.


deanery

/ ˈdiːnərɪ /

noun

  1. the office or residence of dean
  2. the group of parishes presided over by a rural dean
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of deanery1

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

In the following year Loftus was translated to Dublin and forced to resign his deanery, which he did very unwillingly.

A little later, he happened to see Mr. Palmer himself knocking at the door of the Deanery and being admitted by the butler.

He was early advanced to the Deanery of Exeter and other preferments.

In 1552 he was appointed to the Deanery of Lincoln, of which he was deprived in 1554.

After awhile, the deanery was again vacant: and again the archbishop refused Don Illan's suit, in favour of one of his own uncles.

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