Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The office, jurisdiction, or official residence of an ecclesiastical dean.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The office or the revenue of a dean.
- noun The house of a dean.
- noun The jurisdiction of a dean.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The office or the revenue of a dean. See the Note under
benefice , n., 3. - noun The residence of a dean.
- noun The territorial jurisdiction of a dean.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The position held by a
dean . - noun The house in which a
dean lives.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the official residence of a dean
- noun the position or office of a dean
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Examples
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As we cross the square to the north-eastern side of the church, we pass another gateway, which leads into the deanery, which is a fine specimen of architecture, and bears the monogram of its builder, viz. -- the letter R. a kirk, and a tun, [R. Kirkton] and we then enter at once into the
The New Guide to Peterborough Cathedral George S. Phillips
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In this diocese the cantonal districts do not bear their geographical names, as in all other dioceses, but the name of a saint which becomes the patron of the deanery: the Vichy deanery, for instance, is called the deanery of St-Raphael.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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"Stay with us a month, my dear," said Lady Fawn, "just to let people know that we are friends, and after that the deanery will be the best home for you."
The Eustace Diamonds Trollope, Anthony, 1815-1882 1872
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"Stay with us a month, my dear," said Lady Fawn, "just to let people know that we are friends, and after that the deanery will be the best home for you."
The Eustace Diamonds Anthony Trollope 1848
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“just to let people know that we are friends, and after that the deanery will be the best home for you.”
The Eustace Diamonds 1873
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• Did not acknowledge support for the old system from the GP training "deanery".
unknown title 2009
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The Christian feminist recognises that the Resolution C parish down the road has a better programme for community regeneration than any other in the deanery.
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I'm being mean – the atmosphere and outlook on to the deanery and a walled garden are peaceful.
Hotel review | George Bell House, Chichester Sally Shalam 2010
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Absurdity can include a disco ball in the deanery.
Irish Blogs 2010
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The Christian feminist recognises that the Resolution C parish down the road has a better programme for community regeneration than any other in the deanery.
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