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dean [deen]
(
plural deans)
noun
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academic administrator:
a senior member of the academic staff of a university or college who manages the whole institution or a department, faculty, or group of students[/TD]
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2.
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college adviser or rule enforcer:
a member of the academic staff of a university, college or, sometimes, high school, responsible for the counseling and welfare of students, and sometimes for discipline[/TD]
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senior cleric:
a senior member of the clergy who holds an administrative position in a cathedral or collegiate church, or in a division in a diocese[/TD]
[14th century. Via Old French
deien < late Latin
decanus "person in charge of ten others" < Latin
decem "ten"]
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dean·ship,
noun
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