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subdean en · NOUN

Etymology

From sub- + dean.

Meanings

An under dean; the deputy or substitute of a dean.
- Whenever the dean and chapter confirm any act, that such confirmation may be valid, the dean must join in person, and not in the person of a deputy or sub-dean only. 1726, John Ayliffe, Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani: Or, A Commentary, by Way of Supplement to the Canons and Constitutions of the Church of England. […], London: […] D. Leach, and sold by John Walthoe […], →OCLC:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
subdeans	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Deriveds

subdeanery · subdecanal

Synonyms

deputy dean · vice-dean

Translations (4)

pl prodziekanka (deputy dean) · fr sous-doyenne (deputy dean) · pl prodziekan (deputy dean) · fr sous-doyen (deputy dean)