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archdeaconry
[ ahrch-dee-kuhn-ree ]
archdeaconry
/ ˈɑːtʃˈdiːkənrɪ /
noun
- the office, rank, or duties of an archdeacon
- the residence of an archdeacon
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Word History and Origins
Origin of archdeaconry1
First recorded in 1545–55; archdeacon + -ry
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Example Sentences
The king set him to write on the subject, and he was rewarded with the Archdeaconry of Taunton.
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While still only a deacon Becket received many ecclesiastical benefices, including the Archdeaconry of Canterbury.
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He succeeded to the Archdeaconry upon the sudden decease of Archdeacon Pulteney in 1810.
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The archdeaconry of Canterbury was worth 100 pounds of silver a-year.
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Are the arrangements with reference to the Sabbath-day schools generally pretty good in your archdeaconry?
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