deanery

[ dee-nuh-ree ]

/ ˈdi nə ri /

noun, plural dean·er·ies.

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

Origin of deanery

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

Words nearby deanery

deaminate, deamination, deaminize, dean, Deane, deanery, de-anglicization, Deanna, Dean of Faculty, dean of guild, dean's list

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Example sentences 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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单词	deanery
释义	deanery [ dee-nuh-ree ] / ˈdi nə ri / noun, plural dean·er·ies. the office, jurisdiction, district, or residence of an ecclesiastical dean. Origin of deanery First recorded in 1250–1300, deanery is from the Middle English word denerie.See dean, -ery Words nearby deanery deaminate, deamination, deaminize, dean, Deane, deanery, de-anglicization, Deanna, Dean of Faculty, dean of guild, dean's list Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences 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 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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