单词 | dean |
释义 | dean (dēn) n. 1. a. An administrative officer in charge of a college, faculty, or division in a university. b. An officer of a college or high school who counsels students and supervises the enforcement of rules. 2. Ecclesiastical The head of the chapter of canons governing a cathedral or collegiate church. 3. Roman Catholic Church A priest appointed to oversee a group of parishes within a diocese. 4. The senior member of a body or group: the dean of the Washington diplomatic corps. [Middle English deen, from Old French deien, from Late Latin decānus, chief of ten, from decem, ten, or from Greek dekānos, chief of ten (from deka, ten); see dek in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] deanship′ n. |
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