/dan/ , n.
1. a son of Jacob and Bilhah. Gen. 30:6.
2. one of the 12 tribes of Israel, traditionally descended from him.
3. the northernmost city of ancient Palestine.
4. from Dan to Beersheba , from one outermost extreme or limit to the other. Judges 20:1.
5. a male given name, form of Daniel .
/dan/ , n. Archaic.
a title of honor equivalent to master or sir: Dan Chaucer.
[ 1275-1325; ME danz domnus, contr. of L dominus lord, master ]