archdeaconry

American  

[ahrch-dee-kuhn-ree] / ˌɑrtʃˈdi kən ri /

noun

plural

archdeaconries

1. the jurisdiction, residence, or office of an archdeacon.

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archdeaconry British  

/ ˈɑːtʃˈdiːkənrɪ /

noun

1. the office, rank, or duties of an archdeacon

2. the residence of an archdeacon

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Etymology

Origin of archdeaconry

First recorded in 1545–55; archdeacon + -ry

Example Sentences

In that year Henry VIII. made a new diocese of Chester, by taking the archdeaconry of Chester from the diocese of Lichfield, and the archdeaconry of Richmond from that of York.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Manchester A Short History and Description of the Church and of the Collegiate Buildings now known as Chetham's Hospital by Perkins, Thomas, Rev.

In 1291 it constituted an archdeaconry, comprising the deaneries of Huntingdon, St Ives, Yaxley and Leightonstone, and the divisions remained unchanged until the creation of the deanery of Kimbolton in 1879.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various

In the northern province the custom of choosing two proctors for each archdeaconry appears to have obtained somewhat earlier.

From The English Church in the Middle Ages by Hunt, William

In 1877 the name of the archdeaconry of Shropshire was changed to Ludlow, and in 1899 the deaneries of Abbey Dore, Bromyard, Kingsland, Kington and Ledbury were created in the archdeaconry of Hereford.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various

Worcester, 9,590l., besides the patronage of one archdeaconry and twenty-one livings; London, 10,200l., with ninety-five livings, twenty-eight prebends, and precentorships in his gift.

From Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume I (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte by Hamilton, Lady Anne