† archdeaneryn.
Historical.
The jurisdiction, rank, or office of an archdean; Scottish for archdeaconry.
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1828 P. F. Tytler Hist. Scotl. (1864) I. 293 Leisure which he [Barbour] spared from the duties of his archdeanery.
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