decano

Meaning

1. (masculine) senior, eldest person
2. (masculine) decane

Concepts

dean

decane

doyen

chairman by seniority

doyen d'âge

Synonyms

deán

jefe de misión

Translations

doyen

decano

Dekan

decano

Decan

preside

degà

Doyen

décane

presidente per anzianità

presidente decano

decaan

deken

degan

Hyphenated as

de‧ca‧no

Pronounced as (IPA)

/deˈkano/

Etymology

Cognate with Spanish: degano

In summary

Borrowed from Late Latin decānus, from Latin decem (“ten”). Doublet of deán (“dean”), which was borrowed from Old French, and of the archaic or rare Spanish degano (“head or administrator of a hacienda in the countryside”), which was inherited.

Sentences

Destacó como decano del cabildo de la catedral de Poitiers.

He stood out as dean of the chapter of the cathedral of Poitiers.