"deanery" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdiː.nə.ɹi/ [UK] Forms: deaneries [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English denerye; equivalent to dean + -ery. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|denerye}} Middle English denerye, {{suffix|en|dean|ery}} dean + -ery Head templates: {{en-noun}} deanery (plural deaneries)
  1. The position held by a dean. Synonyms: deanship Translations (position held by a dean): provsteembede [neuter] (Danish), dekaanius (Finnish), tuomiorovastius (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-deanery-en-noun--IUyqRDE Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ery Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ery: 40 18 42 Disambiguation of 'position held by a dean': 79 11 10
  2. The house in which a dean lives. Translations (house in which a dean lives): provstebolig [common-gender] (Danish), tuomiorovastin talo (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-deanery-en-noun-7sdpfg1Z Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ery Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ery: 40 18 42 Disambiguation of 'house in which a dean lives': 11 83 6
  3. The group of parishes for which a rural dean has responsibility. Categories (topical): Anglicanism, Buildings Translations (group of parishes for which a rural dean has responsibility): provsti [neuter] (Danish), decanaat [neuter] (Dutch), dekanaatti (Finnish), rovastikunta (Finnish), prosti [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), prosti [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), благочи́ние (blagočínije) [neuter] (Russian), hạt (Vietnamese), giáo hạt (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-deanery-en-noun-VF6wq-Y3 Disambiguation of Anglicanism: 20 7 73 Disambiguation of Buildings: 30 20 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ery Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 5 59 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 35 9 56 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ery: 40 18 42 Disambiguation of 'group of parishes for which a rural dean has responsibility': 9 5 87

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