deanery

English

Etymology

From Middle English denerye; equivalent to dean +‎ -ery.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdiː.nə.ɹi/

Noun

deanery (plural deaneries)

The position held by a dean.
Synonym: deanship
The house in which a dean lives.
The group of parishes for which a rural dean has responsibility.

Translations

position held by a dean

Danish: provsteembede n
Finnish: dekaanius, tuomiorovastius

house in which a dean lives

Danish: provstebolig c
Finnish: tuomiorovastin talo

group of parishes for which a rural dean has responsibility

Danish: provsti n
Dutch: decanaat (nl) n
Finnish: dekanaatti (fi), rovastikunta (fi)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: prosti n

Nynorsk: prosti n
Russian: благочи́ние (ru) n (blagočínije)
Vietnamese: hạt (vi), giáo hạt

Anagrams

renayed, yandere, year-end, yearend, yearned

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