deaconry

English

Etymology

From deacon +‎ -ry.

Noun

deaconry (plural deaconries)

1. deaconship

Derived terms

• subdeaconry

 

Related terms

• archdeaconry

 

References

• “deaconry”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• androecy, crayoned