Definition of dean

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Dean (n.) The chief or senior of a company on occasion of ceremony; as, the dean of the diplomatic corps; -- so called by courtesy..

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Dean :: Dean (n.) A dignitary or presiding officer in certain ecclesiastical and lay bodies; esp., an ecclesiastical dignitary, subordinate to a bishop..
Subdecuple :: Subdecanal (a.) Of or pertaining to a subdean or subdeanery.
Hebridean :: Hebridean (a.) Alt. of Hebridia.
Exaspidean :: Exaspidean (a.) Having the anterior scute/ extending around the tarsus on the outer side, leaving the inner side naked; -- said of certain birds..
Ctenoidean :: Ctenoidean (n.) One of the Ctenoidei.
Cystoidean :: Cystoidean (n.) Same as Cystidean.
Endaspidean :: Endaspidean (a.) Having the anterior scutes extending around the tarsus on the inner side; -- said of certain birds.
Chaldee :: Chaldee (n.) The language or dialect of the Chaldeans; eastern Aramaic, or the Aramaic used in Chaldea..
Babylonian :: Babylonian (a.) Of or pertaining to the real or to the mystical Babylon, or to the ancient kingdom of Babylonia; Chaldean..
Deanery :: Deanery (n.) The residence of a dean.
Chapter :: Chapter (n.) An assembly of monks, or of the prebends and other clergymen connected with a cathedral, conventual, or collegiate church, or of a diocese, usually presided over by the dean..
Deanery :: Deanery (n.) The territorial jurisdiction of a dean.
Chaldean :: Chaldean (n.) Nestorian.
Decani :: Decani (a.) Used of the side of the choir on which the dean's stall is placed; decanal; -- correlative to cantoris; as, the decanal, or decani, side..
Dean :: Dean (n.) The head or presiding officer in the faculty of some colleges or universities.
Dean :: Dean (n.) A registrar or secretary of the faculty in a department of a college, as in a medical, or theological, or scientific department..
Chaldaic :: Chaldaic (n.) The language or dialect of the Chaldeans; Chaldee.
Holaspidean :: Holaspidean (a.) Having a single series of large scutes on the posterior side of the tarsus; -- said of certain birds.
Crinoidean :: Crinoidean (n.) One of the Crinoidea.
Orchidean :: Orchidean (a.) Orchidaceous.
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