"deanery" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdiː.nə.ɹi/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-deanery.wav 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): Offices Disambiguation of Offices: 61 22 17 Disambiguation of 'position held by a dean': 79 12 9
  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 entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ery, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Buildings Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 48 32 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ery: 28 44 28 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 22 48 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 49 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 50 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 18 56 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 25 48 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 23 48 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 24 47 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 18 54 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 25 47 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 23 49 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 23 48 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 25 47 28 Disambiguation of Buildings: 17 57 26 Disambiguation of 'house in which a dean lives': 10 85 5
  3. The group of parishes for which a rural dean has responsibility. Translations (group of parishes for which a rural dean has responsibility): provsti [neuter] (Danish), decanaat [neuter] (Dutch), rovastikunta (Finnish), dekanaatti (Finnish), prosti [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), prosti [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), dekanat [masculine] (Polish), благочи́ние (blagočínije) [neuter] (Russian), kontrakt [neuter] (Swedish), prosteri [neuter] (Swedish), dekanat [neuter] (Swedish), hạt (Vietnamese), giáo hạt (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-deanery-en-noun-VF6wq-Y3 Categories (other): Anglicanism Disambiguation of Anglicanism: 23 23 54 Disambiguation of 'group of parishes for which a rural dean has responsibility': 8 9 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: subdeanery

Inflected forms

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