“dean of”

The following 5 entries include the term dean of.

dean of a peculiar

: a titular dean of the Church of England either without peculiar jurisdiction (as the dean of the Chapels Royal) or with jurisdiction but without a chapter

dean of Christianity

: a holder of one of certain rural deaneries in England

dean of convocation

: the president of a convocation in churches of the Anglican Communion

dean of guild

: the head of a guild (as in medieval and some existing European guilds) having the power to summon the members to meetings

Dean of the Arches

: a lay judge in an ecclesiastical court (as the chancery court of the province of York) : the official principal of the archbishop of Canterbury


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