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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Deanery \Dean"er*y\, 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: deanery n 1: the official residence of a dean 2: the position or office of a dean [syn: {deanship}]
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