Archdeaconry
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noun.
The rank or office of an archdeacon.
noun.
The district or residence of an archdeacon.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The office, rank, jurisdiction, or residence of an archdeacon.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
The district, office, or residence of an archdeacon. See
benefice
.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
The office of an
archdeacon
, or the term of that office
noun.
The residence, or territorial jurisdiction of an archdeacon
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
the territorial jurisdiction of an archdeacon
Word Usage
"A fat magisterial book on archdeaconry in 16th-century St Albans?"
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
jurisdiction
variant
benefice