noun
Meaning 1
The office of an archdeacon, or the term of that office
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
archdeaconry
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noun
Meaning 2
The residence, or territorial jurisdiction of an archdeacon
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noun
Meaning 3
the territorial jurisdiction of an archdeacon
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: jurisdiction
History
Etymology
From archdeacon + -ry.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: Archidiakonat — the office of an archdeacon, or the term of that office
- Italian: arcidiaconato — the office of an archdeacon, or the term of that office
- Macedonian: архиѓаконство (arhiǵakonstvo) — the office of an archdeacon, or the term of that office
- Manx: ard-jaghinys — the office of an archdeacon, or the term of that office
- Polish: archidiakonat — the office of an archdeacon, or the term of that office
- Portuguese: arquidiaconato — the office of an archdeacon, or the term of that office
- German: Archidiakonat — the residence or territorial jurisdiction of an archdeacon
- Macedonian: архиѓаконија (arhiǵakonija) — the residence or territorial jurisdiction of an archdeacon
- Polish: archidiakonat — the residence or territorial jurisdiction of an archdeacon
- Polish: archidiakonia — the residence or territorial jurisdiction of an archdeacon
- Portuguese: arquidiaconato — the residence or territorial jurisdiction of an archdeacon
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