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deanery

/ˈdiː.nə.ɹi/

deanery noun: the position held by a dean.

Noun

deanery (plural deaneries)

  1. The position held by a dean.
    Synonyms:
    deanship
  2. The house in which a dean lives.
  3. The group of parishes for which a rural dean has responsibility.

deanery meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese

deanery in Tamil

கோனகம்

deanery in Vietnamese

group of parishes for which a rural dean has responsibility
hạt, giáo hạt

Synonyms of deanery

Forms of deanery

pluraldeaneries

Origin of deanery

From Middle English denerye; equivalent to dean + -ery.

Words formed from deanery

Questions about deanery

What does deanery mean?
Deanery means the position held by a dean.
What is deanery in Tamil?
Deanery in Tamil is கோனகம். See Deanery meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is deanery?
Deanery is a noun.
How do you pronounce deanery?
Deanery is pronounced /ˈdiː.nə.ɹi/ (UK).
What is the plural of deanery?
The plural of deanery is deaneries.

Words near deanery in the dictionary

  1. Deane
  2. deaned
  3. deaner
  4. deaneries
  5. deaners
  6. deanery
  7. deanesmithite
  8. deaness
  9. deanesses
  10. Deang
  11. Deangela

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Adapted from Wiktionary: deanery (page history and authors); deanery (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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