deanery
/ˈdinəri/
noun
- The office, position, or jurisdiction of a dean.
- He held the deanery for a term of five years.
- The deanery comes with many administrative responsibilities.
- She was appointed to the deanery of the medical school.
- The official residence of a dean.
- They held the reception at the deanery.
- The deanery is a large house on the university campus.
- The historic deanery was built in the 19th century.