Dean

Meaning

Noun

●

In Occupations:

A

in a

or

, who may be

of a

or

(

, the

of

) or have some other

or

(

, the

of students).

●

A

or

in certain

, especially an

,

to a

,

of a

of canons.

●

In People:

The

of some group of people.

●

In Sussex English:

A hill.

●

In Northumbrian English:

Alternative form of dene.

Verb

●

To

as a dean.

●

In Cambridge University English & Oxford University English:

To

(

) to see the

of a

or university.

Name

●

A

to a dean.

●

A

from Middle English from Middle English

“valley”.

●

A

from the

or

as an

from the title.

●

A placename:

Any of various

and

in England:

A

and

in Allerdale

, Cumbria (OS

NY0725).

●

A placename:

Any of various

and

in England:

A

in Kentisbury

, North Devon

, Devon (OS

SS6245).

Any of various

and

in England:;A

in West Down

, North Devon

, Devon (OS

SS5042).

●

A placename:

Any of various

and

in England:

A

in Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge

,

Dorset (OS

ST9715).

●

A placename:

Any of various

and

in England:

A

in Bishop's Waltham

, Winchester

, Hampshire (OS

SU5619).

Any of various

and

in England:;A

in Sparsholt

, Winchester

, Hampshire (OS

SU4431).

●

A placename:

Any of various

and

in England:

A

in Spelsbury

, West Oxfordshire

, Oxfordshire (OS

SP3422).

●

A placename:

Any of various

and

in England:

A

in Cranmore

, Mendip

, Somerset (OS

ST6744).

●

A placename:

A small

in the Shire of Hepburn,

Victoria, Australia.

●

A placename:

A small

in the Musquodoboit Valley, Nova Scotia, Canada.

●

A placename:

A number of

in the United States:

An

in Monterey County, California.

●

A placename:

A number of

in the United States:

An

in Appanoose County, Iowa.

●

A placename:

A number of

in the United States:

A

in Lander County, Nevada.

●

A placename:

A number of

in the United States:

A

and

therein, in Cambria County, Pennsylvania.

●

A placename:

A number of

in the United States:

A

in Clay County, Texas.

Sourced from

Origin

dean

English

deen

Anglo-Norman

deien

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

decanus

Latin

decem

Latin

Sourced from

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