dean
- Proper noun. A title afforded to a dean.
- Proper noun. (surname, habitational) surname from (etyl, enm) ''dene'' "valley".
- Proper noun. (given name, male) derived from the surname or from the title.
- Noun. 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'').
- Noun. a dignitary or presiding officer in certain church bodies, especially an ecclesiastical dignitary, subordinate to a bishop, in charge of a chapter of canon.
- Noun. the senior member of some group of people.
- Noun. (Sussex) a hill (chiefly place names).
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