subdean

English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ dean.

Noun

subdean (plural subdeans)

1. An under dean; the deputy or substitute of a dean.
   • 1726, John Ayliffe, Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani: Or, A Commentary, by Way of Supplement to the Canons and Constitutions of the Church of England. […], London: […] D. Leach, and sold by John Walthoe […], →OCLC:

     Whenever the dean and chapter confirm any act, that such confirmation may be valid, the dean must join in person, and not in the person of a deputy or sub-dean only.

Derived terms

• subdecanal

Anagrams

• Debauns, unbased