Deanery /(?)/

Dean·er·y

Deanery

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.
  3. The territorial jurisdiction of a dean.
    Each archdeaconry is divided into rural deaneries, and each deanery is divided into parishes.