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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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Exaspidean :: Exaspidean (a.) Having the anterior scute/ extending around the tarsus on the outer side, leaving the inner side naked; -- said of certain birds..

Pholadean :: Pholadean (n.) Pholad.

Archpriest :: Archpriest (n.) A chief priest; also, a kind of vicar, or a rural dean..

Hyoidean :: Hyoidean (a.) Same as Hyoid, a..

Andine :: Andine (a.) Andean; as, Andine flora..

Dinotherium :: Dinotherium (n.) A large extinct proboscidean mammal from the miocene beds of Europe and Asia. It is remarkable fora pair of tusks directed downward from the decurved apex of the lower jaw.

Cystoidean :: Cystoidean (n.) Same as Cystidean.

Syrinx :: Syrinx (n.) A wind instrument made of reeds tied together; -- called also pandean pipes.

Epihyal :: Epihyal (n.) A segment next above the ceratohyal in the hyoidean arch.

Orchidean :: Orchidean (a.) Orchidaceous.

Subimago :: Subhyoidean (a.) Situated or performed beneath the hyoid bone; as, subhyoidean laryngotomy..

Subdecanal :: Subdeanery (n.) Office or rank of subdean.

Deanery :: Deanery (n.) The office or the revenue of a dean. See the Note under Benefice, n., 3..

Dean :: Dean (n.) A dignitary or presiding officer in certain ecclesiastical and lay bodies; esp., an ecclesiastical dignitary, subordinate to a bishop..

Taxaspidean :: Taxaspidean (a.) Having the posterior tarsal scales, or scutella, rectangular and arranged in regular rows; -- said of certain birds..

Hyoglossal :: Hyoglossal (a.) Pertaining to or connecting the tongue and hyodean arch; as, the hyoglossal membrane..

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..

Ctenoidean :: Ctenoidean (n.) One of the Ctenoidei.

Nematoidean :: Nematoidean (a. & n.) Nematoid.

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..