Deaneries

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

  Deanery \Dean"er*y\, n.; pl. {Deaneries}.
     1. The office or the revenue of a dean. See the Note under
        {Benefice}, n., 3.
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     2. The residence of a dean. --Shak.


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     3. The territorial jurisdiction of a dean.
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              Each archdeaconry is divided into rural deaneries,
              and each deanery is divided into parishes.
                                                    --Blackstone.
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