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deaconry

deaconry noun: deaconship.

Noun

deaconry (plural deaconries)

  1. deaconship

Forms of deaconry

pluraldeaconries

Origin of deaconry

From deacon + -ry.

Words formed from deaconry

Questions about deaconry

What does deaconry mean?
Deaconry means deaconship.
What part of speech is deaconry?
Deaconry is a noun.
What is the plural of deaconry?
The plural of deaconry is deaconries.

Words near deaconry in the dictionary

  1. deaconesses
  2. deaconhood
  3. deaconing
  4. deaconly
  5. deaconries
  6. deaconry
  7. deacons
  8. deaconship
  9. deaconships
  10. deacquisition
  11. deacquisitioned

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