Definition
The residence or office of a dean; the jurisdiction or district under a dean's authority, especially in a cathedral or academic institution.
Etymology
From 'dean' (from Latin 'decanus,' originally meaning 'one in charge of ten') plus '-ery' (suffix denoting a place or domain). 'Dean' derives from Roman military hierarchy.
Kelly Says
A dean was originally a military officer commanding ten men in Roman legions, and that 'ten' etymology survived into church and university hierarchies—a dean still commands a smaller unit within a larger organization.
Translations
ARالعربية
كلية
ka-lee-yah
CACatalà
decanat
deh-kah-naht
CSČeština
dekana
deh-ka-na
DADansk
dekanat
deh-kah-naht
DEDeutsch
Dekanat
deh-kah-naht
ELΕλληνικά
Σχολή
skho-lee
ESEspañol
decanato
deh-kah-nah-toh
FISuomi
dekaanikunta
deh-ka-an-i-kun-ta
FRFrançais
décanat
deh-kah-nah
HIहिन्दी
प्रोफेसर
pro-fe-sar
IDBahasa Indonesia
dekanat
deh-kah-naht
ITItaliano
sede del rettore
seh-deh del reh-toh-reh
KMKM
សមាជិក
soh-mah-jeeh-k
MRMR
प्राचार्य
pra-cha-ar-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
dekanat
deh-kah-naht
MYမြန်မာ
ကောလိပ်
ka-li-pe
NLNederlands
decanaat
deh-kah-naht
NONorsk
dekanat
deh-kah-naht
PLPolski
dekanat
deh-kah-naht
PTPortuguês
reitoria
ray-toh-ree-ah
RORomână
decanat
deh-kah-naht
RUРусский
деканат
deh-kah-naht
SVSvenska
dekanat
deh-kah-naht
SWKiswahili
kitivo
ki-tee-vo
TEతెలుగు
విభాగం
vi-bha-gam
TLTL
dekanato
deh-kah-nah-toh
TRTürkçe
dekanlık
deh-kah-lihk
UKУкраїнська
деканат
deh-kah-naht
VITiếng Việt
khoa trưởng
khoa-trong
ZUZU
ikamiso
ee-kah-mee-soh