Deanery
ECCLESIASTICAL ENTITY IN VARIOUS CHRISTIAN CHURCHES, E.G. THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, THE EASTERN ORTHODOX CHURCH, THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND THE CHURCH OF NORWAY
Deaneries; Ecclesiastical deanery; Decanate; Vicariate forane
·noun The residence of a dean.
II. Deanery ·noun The territorial jurisdiction of a dean.
III. Deanery ·noun The office or the revenue of a dean. ·see the Note under Benefice, ·noun, 3.