dean

Signification (English)

Noun

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

1. To serve as a dean.
2. (informal) To send (a student) to see the dean of a college or university.

Concepts

doyen

doyenne

décane

Synonyms

doyen

rector

superior

director

chancellor

conductor

curator

decane

department head

doyenne

ecclesiastical

elder

eldest

executive

intendant

manager

presbyter

president

principal

proctor

provost

r

r

senior

vale

wielder

person of higher rank

the head of the College of Cardinals

ancient

narrow wooden

archdeacon

archimandrite

boss

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/diːn/

Étymologie (English)

Inherited from moyen anglais: den

Cognate with français: doyen

In summary

From Middle English den, deen (“dean”), from Anglo-Norman deen and continental Old French deien (modern French doyen), from Latin decānus. Doublet of doyen.