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proper noun - A title afforded to a dean.
- A habitational surname from Middle English dene "valley".
- (given name, male) derived from the surname or from the title.
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noun (plural deans)
- a senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science) or have some other advisory or disciplinary function (for example, the dean of students)
- a dignitary or preside, presiding officer in certain church bodies, especially an ecclesiastical dignitary, subordinate to a bishop, in charge of a chapter of canon
- the senior member of some group of people
- dean of the diplomatic corps - a country's most senior ambassador
- dean of the House - the longest-serving member of a legislature
Translations: - Dutch: deken
- German: Dekan , Dekanin
(trans-mid)
- Spanish: deí¡n
(trans-bottom)
(trans-top, church dignitary)
- Italian: decano
(trans-bottom)
- French: doyen, doyenne
(trans-mid)
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