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archdeaconry

[ahrch-dee-kuhn-ree]

noun, plural -ries.

the jurisdiction, residence, or office of an archdeacon.

Origin:
1545–55; archdeacon + -ry

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archdeaconry (ˈɑːtʃˈdiːkənrɪ)

—n , pl -ries
1.	the office, rank, or duties of an archdeacon
2.	the residence of an archdeacon

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