deanery

English

Etymology

dean +‎ -ery

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiː.nə.ɹi/

Noun

deanery (plural deaneries)

1. The position held by a dean.
2. The house in which a dean lives.
3. The group of parishes for which a rural dean has responsibility.

Synonyms

• (position): deanship

Translations

position held by a dean

• Danish: provsteembede n
• Finnish: dekaanius, tuomiorovastius
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house in which a dean lives

• Danish: provstebolig c
• Finnish: tuomiorovastin talo
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group of parishes for which a rural dean has responsibility

• Danish: provsti n
• Finnish: dekanaatti (fi), rovastikunta (fi)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: prosti n

  Nynorsk: prosti n

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• Russian: благочиние (ru) n (blagochiniye)
• Vietnamese: hạt (vi), giáo hạt

Anagrams

• renayed, yandere, year-end, yearend, yearned