deaconry

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dea·con·ry

(dē′kən-rē)

n. pl. dea·con·ries

1. The office or position of a deacon.

2. Deacons considered as a group.

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deaconry

(ˈdiːkənrɪ)

n, pl -ries

1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) the office or status of a deacon

2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) deacons collectively

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Deaconhood, Deaconry

deacons of the church collectively, 1679.

Translations

deaconry

n → Diakonat nt

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