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Definition of dean

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Dean (n.) A dignitary or presiding officer in certain ecclesiastical and lay bodies; esp., an ecclesiastical dignitary, subordinate to a bishop..

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Chaldean :: Chaldean (n.) A native or inhabitant of Chaldea.

Holaspidean :: Holaspidean (a.) Having a single series of large scutes on the posterior side of the tarsus; -- said of certain birds.

Antipodean :: Antipodean (a.) Pertaining to the antipodes, or the opposite side of the world; antipodal..

Chaldaic :: Chaldaic (n.) The language or dialect of the Chaldeans; Chaldee.

Verge :: Verge (n.) A rod or staff, carried as an emblem of authority; as, the verge, carried before a dean..

Dean :: Dean (n.) The chief or senior of a company on occasion of ceremony; as, the dean of the diplomatic corps; -- so called by courtesy..

Archimedean :: Archimedean (a.) Of or pertaining to Archimedes, a celebrated Greek philosopher; constructed on the principle of Archimedes' screw; as, Archimedean drill, propeller, etc..

Pholadean :: Pholadean (n.) Pholad.

Dean :: Dean (n.) The head or presiding officer in the faculty of some colleges or universities.

Proboscidean :: Proboscidean (a.) Proboscidian.

Pandean :: Pandean (a.) Of or relating to the god Pan.

Archpriest :: Archpriest (n.) A chief priest; also, a kind of vicar, or a rural dean..

Interhyal :: Interhyal (a.) Of or pertaining to a segment sometimes present at the proximal end of the hyoidean arch.

Chaldean :: Chaldean (n.) Nestorian.

Orchidean :: Orchidean (a.) Orchidaceous.

Epihyal :: Epihyal (n.) A segment next above the ceratohyal in the hyoidean arch.

Exaspidean :: Exaspidean (a.) Having the anterior scute/ extending around the tarsus on the outer side, leaving the inner side naked; -- said of certain birds..

Dean :: Dean (n.) A registrar or secretary of the faculty in a department of a college, as in a medical, or theological, or scientific department..

Hyoidean :: Hyoidean (a.) Same as Hyoid, a..

Decanal :: Decanal (a.) Pertaining to a dean or deanery.