Hypertext Webster Gateway: "deanery"
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) 1.7 (wn)
deanery
n 1: the official residence of a dean
2: the position or office of a dean [syn: {deanship}]
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