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dekan

noun masculinesubstantiv hankjønn

a dean

EtymologyOpphav

fra latin; samme opprinnelse som dekanusa dean from Latin; same origin as dekanusa dean

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. leder for et fakultet på universitet eller høyskole;
    dekanus (1)a dean     the head of a faculty at a university or college;
    a deandekanus (1)
  2. i katolsk eller anglikansk tradisjon: leder for et område, domkapittela cathedral chapter, kardinalkollegiumthe College of Cardinals eller lignende;
    dekanus (2)a dean     in the Catholic or Anglican tradition: the head of a district, a cathedral chapterdomkapittel, the College of Cardinalskardinalkollegium or the like;
    a deandekanus (2)
    • dekan for kardinalkollegiet Dean of the College of Cardinals