Plural of deaconry; the office, rank, or duties of a deacon in a church organization.
From deacon (from Greek diakonos, servant) + -ry (noun suffix). Deaconry is the institutional role, deaconries is the plural for multiple positions or offices.
In medieval cathedrals, deaconries were actual job positions with salaries—you could have a career as a deacon, and it was one of the few paths to status without nobility.
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