Sentence example with the word 'deanery'

deanery

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Definition n. the official residence of a dean

Last update: September 19, 2015


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In 1733 George Stone was made dean of Ferns, and in the following year he exchanged this deanery for that of Derry; in 1740 he became bishop of Ferns, in 1743 bishop of Kildare, in 1745 bishop of Derry, and in 1747 archbishop of Armagh.   [Please select]

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They found perfect seats in a pew just beyond the deanery stalls.   [Please select]

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Upon the vacancy of the deanery, the King sent an order to Dr.   [Please select]

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Doggie entered the familiar Deanery, and was met by Peggy with a glad smile of welcome.   [Please select]

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"It seems rather roughing it, here at the Deanery, Mr."   [Please select]

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Paul's; the other the Deanery of Westminster, both scholars and the friendship still remaining.'   [Please select]

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He was rewarded, finally, with the deanery of St.   [Please select]

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A fellow looked forwards to settling in a college living, or if he had the luck to act as tutor to a nobleman, he might soar to a deanery or a bishopric.   [Please select]

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James even bestowed the deanery of Christ Church, one of the highest dignities in the University of Oxford, on a notorious Catholic, and threatened to do at Cambridge what had been done at Oxford.   [Please select]

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