DEANERY

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

The office or the revenue of a dean. See the Note under Benefice, n., 3.

2.
n.

The residence of a dean. Shak.

3.
n.

The territorial jurisdiction of a dean. Each archdeaconry is divided into rural deaneries, and each deanery is divided into parishes. Blackstone.


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