'Deaneries' definitions:
Definition of 'Deaneries'
From: GCIDE
- Deanery \Dean"er*y\, n.; pl. Deaneries.
- 1. The office or the revenue of a dean. See the Note under Benefice, n., 3. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The residence of a dean. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. The territorial jurisdiction of a dean. [1913 Webster]
- Each archdeaconry is divided into rural deaneries, and each deanery is divided into parishes. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]