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dean Definition


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dean
noun
    1. A senior clergyman in an Anglican cathedral.
    2. RC Church.
      The chief cardinal-bishop of the College of Cardinals.
    3. A senior official in a university or college, sometimes with responsibility for student discipline.
    4. The head of a university or college faculty. See also rural dean.
Etymology: 14c: from French deien.



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