n.
Pronunciation: ' d ē n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English deen, from Anglo-French deen, deien, from Late Latin decanus chief of ten, from Greek dekanos, from deka ten ― more at TEN
Date: 13th century
1 a : the head of the chapter of a collegiate or cathedral church b : a Roman Catholic priest who supervises one district of a diocese
2 a : the head of a division, faculty, college, or school of a university b : a college or secondary school administrator in charge of counseling and disciplining students
3 : DOYEN 1
– dean intransitive verb
– dean · ship \ - ˌ ship \ noun