decaniadj.
/dɪˈkeɪnʌɪ/ Of a dean, dean's; in phrases decani side, decani stall (of a choir): = decanal adj. 2. In Music used to indicate the decanal side of the choir in antiphonal singing.
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1760 W. Boyce Cathedral Music I. 8.
1866 J. Purchas & F. G. Lee Directorium Anglicanum (ed. 3) 353 Decani Stall, the first return stall on the right upon entering the choir.
1894 J. T. Fowler (in letter) At Durham the Decani and Cantoris sides are reversed.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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