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noun, masculine

deán

/deˈan/

noun, masculine/deˈan/plural: deanes

deán is masculine in Spanish.

dean; head of a group of ten

Synonyms: canónigo

Borrowed from Old French deien, from Late Latin decānus, from Latin decem (“ten”). Doublet of decano, a borrowing from Latin, and of the rare or archaic degano, an inherited term.