office
Blagochinny (Rural Dean)
dean
also: благочинный
An Orthodox rural dean overseeing a district of parish clergy; punningly claimed here because blagochinno means "decorously," and the narrator behaves well.
Reading notes
- My Ranks and Titles §9 dean
Blagochinny, an Orthodox rural dean overseeing a district of parish clergy; the title puns on blagochinno, meaning 'decorously' or 'in an orderly manner' -- the narrator claims the office simply because he behaves well.