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   dean

   /diːn/

   noun

   • 1. the head of the chapter of a cathedral or collegiate church.
   • ▪ a member of the clergy exercising supervision over a group of parochial clergy within a division of an archdeaconry. British
   • 2. the head of a university faculty or department or of a medical school.
   • ▪ (in a college or university, especially Oxford or Cambridge) a senior member of a college, with disciplinary and advisory functions.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French deien, from late Latin decanus ‘chief of a group of ten’, from decem ‘ten’. Compare with doyen.

   Scrabble Points: 5

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   • E

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   • A

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   • N

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