DEANERY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does deanery mean? 

• DEANERY (noun)
  The noun DEANERY has 2 senses:

1. the official residence of a dean

2. the position or office of a dean

  Familiarity information: DEANERY used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DEANERY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The official residence of a dean

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("deanery" is a kind of...):

residence (the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president))

Sense 2

Meaning:

The position or office of a dean

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

deanery; deanship

Hypernyms ("deanery" is a kind of...):

berth; billet; office; place; position; post; situation; spot (a job in an organization)

 Context examples 

Grant to the deanery of Westminster or St. Paul's, and I should be as glad of your nurseryman and poulterer as you could be.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)