dean
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
A senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science) or have some other advisory or disciplinary function (for example, the dean of students).
- 2.
A dignitary or presiding officer in certain church bodies, especially an ecclesiastical dignitary, subordinate to a bishop, in charge of a chapter of canons.
- 3.
The senior member of some group of people.
dean of the diplomatic corps - a country's most senior ambassador
dean of the House - the longest-serving member of a legislature
- 4.
(Sussex, chiefly in place names) A hill.
- 5.
(Northumbria, alt of, alternative)(Northumbria, chiefly in place names) Alternative form of dene.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(intransitive, rare)To serve as a dean.
- 2.
(informal, transitive)(transitive, Oxbridge, otherwise rare, informal) To send (a student) to see the dean of a college or university.
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From Middle English den, deen (dean), from deen and continental Old French deien (modern doyen), from Latin decānus. doyen.