deanery
deanery Lexical Profile
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• noun
The official residence or headquarters of a clerical or academic dean.
"After the cathedral service concluded, the visiting choir was invited to the deanery for afternoon tea."
A group of parishes within a diocese presided over by a rural dean or archpriest.
"Representatives from every church in the local deanery gathered to coordinate their winter charity efforts."
The office, rank, or jurisdiction of a dean in a church or university.
"Upon her appointment to the deanery of the law school, she introduced a comprehensive curriculum reform."
• Rhymes for deanery
Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in Middle English from 'dean' (via Anglo-Norman 'deien', from Late Latin 'decanus', originally meaning a leader of ten) combined with the suffix '-ery', denoting an office, jurisdiction, or residence.
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