deanery

[ dee-nuh-ree ]

/ ˈdi nə ri /

noun, plural dean·er·ies.

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

Nearby words

dean of guild, dean's list, dean, forest of, dean, james, deane, deanery, deanna, deanthropomorphism, dear, dear john, dear john letter

Origin of deanery

First recorded in 1250–1300, deanery is from the Middle English word denerie. See dean¹, -ery

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Examples from the Web for deanery

He went down to Brotherton to bring his wife up to London, but met her at the deanery, refusing to go to the house.
Is He Popenjoy?|Anthony Trollope
Swift was breathing "Bœotian air" in his deanery, and St. John was "confined to foreign climates" for very sufficient reasons.
Alexander Pope|Leslie Stephen
A museum, deanery, and a cattle-market are building at York.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 10, Issue 282, November 10, 1827|Various
Had he intended to marry her, would he not have found a home for her at the deanery?
The Eustace Diamonds|Anthony Trollope

In October of this year he was promoted to the deanery of Peterborough.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4|Various

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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