deaconry


dea·con·ry

D0051300 (dē′kən-rē)n. pl. dea·con·ries 1. The office or position of a deacon.2. Deacons considered as a group.

deaconry

(ˈdiːkənrɪ) n, pl -ries1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) the office or status of a deacon2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) deacons collectively

Deaconhood, Deaconry

 deacons of the church collectively, 1679.
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