A deanery is either the area a dean looks after, or the house (and sometimes office) where a dean lives. In church life, especially in Britain and in Anglican or Catholic use, a dean is a senior priest. A deanery can then mean a group of local churches under that person, or the official home that comes with the job, often beside a cathedral.

A deanery is either the area a dean looks afterdeanery 可以是指一位 dean 負責管轄的區域，or the house (and sometimes office) where a dean lives也可以是指這位 dean 住的房子（有時候也是辦公室）。In church life在教會生活裡，especially in Britain and in Anglican or Catholic use尤其是在英國的英國國教或天主教用法裡，a dean is a senior priest dean 是一位資深神職人員。A deanery can then mean a group of local churches under that person那麼 deanery 可以指這位神職人員底下的一群地方教會，or the official home that comes with the job或者這份職務附帶的官方住所，often beside a cathedral通常就在座堂旁邊

You will meet it in church notices, history, and British news more than in everyday Taiwan talk.

You will meet it in church notices, history, and British news你比較會在教會公告、歷史，和英國新聞裡遇到這個字，more than in everyday Taiwan talk而不是在台灣的日常對話裡

Though actually, a university dean — the 院長 of a college — is a different kind of dean, and English does not usually call that office a deanery. If you see deanery, think church area or church house, not “the dean’s desk at a university.” It is a quiet, formal word.

Though actually不過實際上，a university dean — the 院長 of a college大學裡的 dean（也就是學院的院長）— is a different kind of dean是另一種 dean，and English does not usually call that office a deanery英語通常不會把那個職位稱作 deanery。If you see deanery如果你看到 deanery，think church area or church house就想成教會轄區或教會住所，not “the dean’s desk at a university.”而不是「大學院長的辦公桌」。It is a quiet, formal word這是個低調、正式的字