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Definition dean

Etymology 1

From Anglo-Norman deen, from Old French deien (which became doyen in modern French), from Latin dec?nus.

Noun

dean (plural deans)

1. A senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science) or have some other advisory or disciplinary function (for example, the dean of students).
2. A dignitary or presiding officer in certain church bodies, especially an ecclesiastical dignitary, subordinate to a bishop, in charge of a chapter of canons.
3. The senior member of some group of people.

Verb

dean (third-person singular simple present deans, present participle deaning, simple past and past participle deaned)

1. (intransitive, rare) To serve as a dean.
2. (transitive, rare, informal) To send (a student) to see the dean of a university.

Etymology 2

Related to den.

Noun

dean (plural deans)

1. (Sussex, chiefly in place names) A hill.

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