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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
A deanery (or decanate) is an ecclesiastical entity in the Roman Catholic Church , the Church of England and the Church of Norway . A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residence of a dean .

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The position held by a dean. 2 The house in which a dean lives. 3 The group of parishes for which a rural dean has responsibility.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ As a lead-up to national Youth Sunday, parish youth groups have already enjoyed two deanery events. ▪ Eight deaneries lay within it, of which only one - Woodborough itself-had any kind of urban character. ▪ He stayed at the deanery ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Deanery \Dean"er*y\, n.; pl. Deaneries . The office or the revenue of a dean. See the Note under Benefice , n., 3. The residence of a dean. --Shak. The territorial jurisdiction of a dean. Each archdeaconry is divided into rural deaneries, and each deanery ...