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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Deanery

· Dean·er·y · IPA /ˈdiː.nə.ɹi/
01 n. The office or the revenue of a dean. See the Note under Benefice, n., 3.
pl. Deaneries
  1. 1.
    The office or the revenue of a dean. See the Note under Benefice, n., 3. See: Benefice
  2. 2.
    The residence of a dean.
  3. 3.
    The territorial jurisdiction of a dean.
    “Each archdeaconry is divided into rural deaneries, and each deanery is divided into parishes.” — Blackstone.