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dean
1[ deen ]
noun
- Education.
- the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
the dean of admissions.
- an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the dean of men.
- the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- Ecclesiastical.
- the head of the chapter of a cathedral or a collegiate church.
- Also called vicar forane. a priest in the Roman Catholic Church appointed by a bishop to take care of the affairs of a division of a diocese.
- the senior member, in length of service, of any group, organization, profession, etc.:
the dean of lexicographers.
Dean
2[ deen ]
noun
- James (Byron), 1931–55, U.S. actor.
- Jay Hanna Dizzy, 1911–74, U.S. baseball pitcher.
- a male given name: from the Old English family name meaning “valley.”
dean
1/ diːn /
noun
- the chief administrative official of a college or university faculty
- (at Oxford and Cambridge universities) a college fellow with responsibility for undergraduate discipline
- Church of England the head of a chapter of canons and administrator of a cathedral or collegiate church
- RC Church the cardinal bishop senior by consecration and head of the college of cardinals See also rural dean decanal
Dean
2/ diːn /
noun
- Forest of Deana forest in W England, in Gloucestershire, between the Rivers Severn and Wye: formerly a royal hunting ground
Dean
3/ diːn /
noun
- Christopher. See Torvill and Dean
- DeanJames (Byron)19311955MUSFILMS AND TV: actor James ( Byron ). 1931–55, US film actor, who became a cult figure; his films include East of Eden and Rebel Without a Cause (both 1955). He died in a car crash
Derived Forms
- ˈdeanˌship, noun
Other Words From
- deanship noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of dean1
Example Sentences
In 1431, the ecumenical Council of Basel ordered the deans and rectors of churches to expel "frivolities" and "profane abuses" from holy buildings, but implicitly allowed them to take place in the squares outside.
Rachel Ford, who told the investigation she was groomed by Tudor as a child, said the renewal of his contract as area dean was "an insult to all of his victims".
William LaPiana, dean of faculty at New York Law School and an expert on trusts and estates, said the trust isn't bound to withhold anything from Trump.
"It happened because of a change in Church policy during the bishop's time in office, meaning area deans were automatically made honorary canons."
But she was expelled after just one semester because of her contentious relationship with one of the the school’s deans due to her political activism and opposition to the school’s stern rules and curfew.
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