deán

  • 51dean —    A title in the Christian Church of a dignitary who is in charge of several priests or church divisions, the main administrator in a cathedral. In some universities the dean is a college teacher who has administrative control over a large area… …

    A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

  • 52Dean —    An Ecclesiastical title; the presiding officer of a Cathedral. The word is derived from the Latin decanus, meaning one presiding over ten. In England the Dean is a Church dignitary and ranks next to the Bishop. The word is used in the American …

    American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  • 53Dean — the dean of a cathedral controlled its services and with the chapter, supervised its fabric and property; a rural dean assisted the bishop in administering a sub division of an archdeaconry ♦ Head of a collegiate or secular cathedral chapter.… …

    Medieval glossary

  • 54dean — noun 1) students must have the consent of the dean Syn: faculty head, department head, college head, provost, university official; chief, director, principal, president, chancellor, governor 2) the dean of Russian literature Syn …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 55dean — UK [diːn] / US [dɪn] noun [countable] Word forms dean : singular dean plural deans 1) a senior Anglican priest in a cathedral or other important church 2) a senior official at a college or university …

    English dictionary

  • 56dean — [[t]din[/t]] n. 1) edu a) the head of faculty in a university or college b) the head of a theological school c) an official in a university or college in charge of discipline, counseling, or admissions 2) rel a) the head of a cathedral or a… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 57deán — {{#}}{{LM D11514}}{{〓}} {{[}}deán{{]}} ‹de·án› {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} {{♂}}En una catedral,{{♀}} eclesiástico que preside el cabildo o comunidad de canónigos en ausencia del obispo: • El deán es un colaborador fiel del obispo de la diócesis.{{○}}… …

    Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • 58dean — Administrative or academic head of school, college or university. There may be several kinds of deans in larger schools (e.g. dean of student affairs, academic dean) and also deans of specific schools within university. Administrator in charge of …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 59dean — Administrative or academic head of school, college or university. There may be several kinds of deans in larger schools (e.g. dean of student affairs, academic dean) and also deans of specific schools within university. Administrator in charge of …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 60Dean — 1. n. 1 a the head of the chapter of a cathedral or collegiate church. b (usu. rural dean) Brit. a member of the clergy exercising supervision over a group of parochial clergy within a division of an archdeaconry. 2 a a college or university… …

    Useful english dictionary