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deaconry

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dea⋅con⋅ry

  [dee-kuhn-ree]
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–noun, plural -ries.
1. the office of a deacon.
2. deacons collectively.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME dekenry. See deacon, -ry
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dea·con·ry   (dē'kən-rē)   
n.   pl. dea·con·ries

  1. The office or position of a deacon.

  2. Deacons considered as a group.

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