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Webster 1913 Edition

Archdeaconry

Archˊdea′con-ry

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Noun.
The district, office, or residence of an archdeacon. See
Benefice
.
Every diocese is divided into
archdeaconries
.
Blackstone.

Webster 1828 Edition

Archdeaconry

ARCHDE'ACONRY

,
Noun.
The office, jurisdiction or residence of an archdeacon. In England, every diocese is divided into archdeaconries, of which there are sixty, and each archdeaconry into rural deaneries, and each deanery into parishes.

Definition 2024

archdeaconry

archdeaconry

English

Noun

archdeaconry ‎(plural archdeaconries)

  1. The office of an archdeacon, or the term of that office
  2. The residence, or territorial jurisdiction of an archdeacon

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