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noun
Face, one of three parts into which each zodiac sign is divided; a decan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astrology, human-sciences, mysticism, philosophy, sciences
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noun
A group of parishes over which a dean presides; a deanery.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: Anglicanism
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History
Of decan + -ate. Attested from the 17th century.
From Medieval Latin decānātus, from Latin decānus. Equivalent to Latin decānus + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, here the concrete charge of it). Compare dean.
