Archdeaconry

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Archdeaconry \Arch`dea"con*ry\, n.
     The district, office, or residence of an archdeacon. See
     {Benefice}.
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           Every diocese is divided into archdeaconries.


                                                    --Blackstone.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  archdeaconry
       n : the territorial jurisdiction of an archdeacon