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subdeanery

subdeanery noun: the office, jurisdiction, or rank of a subdean.

Noun

subdeanery (countable and uncountable, plural subdeaneries)

  1. The office, jurisdiction, or rank of a subdean.

Forms of subdeanery

pluralsubdeaneries

Origin of subdeanery

From sub- + deanery or subdean + -ery.

Questions about subdeanery

What does subdeanery mean?
Subdeanery means the office, jurisdiction, or rank of a subdean.
What part of speech is subdeanery?
Subdeanery is a noun.
What is the plural of subdeanery?
The plural of subdeanery is subdeaneries.

Words near subdeanery in the dictionary

  1. subdeadlines
  2. subdealer
  3. subdealers
  4. subdean
  5. subdeaneries
  6. subdeanery
  7. subdeans
  8. subdeb
  9. subdebs
  10. subdebutante
  11. subdebutantes

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