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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ARCHDEACONRY

n.The office, jurisdiction or residence of an archdeacon. In England, every diocese is divided into archdeaconries, of which there are sixty, and each archdeaconry into rural deaneries, and each deanery into parishes.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ARCHDEACONRY

ARCHDEACONRY Arch `dea "con *ry, n.

 

Defn: The district, office, or residence of an archdeacon. See Benefice. Every diocese is divided into archdeaconries. Blackstone.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

archdeaconry

arch dea con ry |ˌärCHˈdēkənrē ˈˌɑrtʃˈdikənri | noun ( pl. archdeaconries ) the office of an archdeacon. the district for which an archdeacon is responsible. the residence of an archdeacon.

 

Oxford Dictionary

archdeaconry

arch |deacon ¦ry |ɑːtʃˈdiːk (ə )nri | noun ( pl. archdeaconries ) the district for which an archdeacon is responsible. the residence of an archdeacon. the office of an archdeacon.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

archdeaconry

rch d acon ry 名詞 -ries C U archdeaconの職 [管区, 官邸 ].