deanery : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: deanery	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for deanery
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deanery n the official residence of a dean the position or office of a dean Synonym(s): deanship, deanery
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Deanery \Dean"ery\, n.; pl. {Deaneries}. 1. The office or the revenue of a dean. See the Note under {Benefice}, n., 3. 2. The residence of a dean. --Shak. 3. The territorial jurisdiction of a dean. Each archdeaconry is divided into rural deaneries, and each deanery* is divided into parishes. --Blackstone.