dean

dean1
noun
  1. the head of the chapter of a cathedral or collegiate church
    教长,主任教师
    ■(亦作 rural dean)(Brit.)a member of the clergy exercising supervision over a group of parochial clergy within a division of an archdeaconry
    (英)乡村教区司铎
  2. the head of a university faculty or department or of a medical school
    (大学)教务长,系主任,院长,医学院院长
    ■(in a college or university, especially Oxford or Cambridge) a fellow with disciplinary and advisory functions
    (学院或大学,尤指牛津或剑桥的)学监
    ■the leader or senior member of a body
    主任
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French deien, from late Latin decanus 'chief of a group of ten', from decem 'ten'. Comparedoyen

dean2
noun
  1. variant spelling of dene
    同 dene
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