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deaconry

American  
[dee-kuhn-ree] / ˈdi kən ri /

noun

plural

deaconries

  1. the office of a deacon.

  2. deacons collectively.

deaconry British  
/ ˈdiːkənrɪ /

noun

  1. the office or status of a deacon

  2. deacons collectively

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Etymology

Origin of deaconry

First recorded in 1425–75, deaconry is from the late Middle English word dekenry. See deacon, -ry

Example Sentences

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He enters its lower ranks, the deaconry, for example, at puberty.

From Time Magazine Archive

But sober second thought, that ought always and specially to attach itself to the deaconry, was apparently at a premium in our town.

From Children of the Tenements by Relyea, C. M. (Charles Mark)

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