单词 | dean |
释义 | dean 1. n.   1. a the head of the chapter of a cathedral or collegiate church. b (usu. rural dean) Brit. a member of the clergy exercising supervision over a group of parochial clergy within a division of an archdeaconry.   2. a a college or university official, esp. one of several fellows of a college, with disciplinary and advisory functions. b the head of a university faculty or department or of a medical school.   3. = DOYEN. Phrases and idioms Dean of Faculty the president of the Faculty of Advocates in Scotland. Etymology: ME f. AF deen, OF deien, f. LL decanus f. decem ten; orig. = chief of a group of ten 2. var. of DENE(1). |
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