decanate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Face, one of three parts into which each zodiac sign is divided; a decan.
noun
  1. A group of parishes over which a dean presides; a deanery.

Word forms

decanate decanates

Etymology

Of decan + -ate. Attested from the 17th century.

Related words

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