Dean"er*y (?), n.; pl. Deaneries ().
1.
The office or the revenue of a dean. See the Note under Benefice, n., 3.
2.
The residence of a dean.
Shak.
3.
The territorial jurisdiction of a dean.
Each archdeaconry is divided into rural deaneries, and each deanery is divided into parishes.
Blackstone.
© Webster 1913.