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decanus.

dean; chief of ten, one set over ten persons/soldiers/monks; imperial officer;

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[dɛˈkaː.nʊs]Classical-Latin[deˈkaː.nus]

  1. chief of ten people (in various contexts)

    Late-Latin · declension-2

  2. dean

    Late-Latin · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Italic *dekəm Latin decem Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin decānus From decem (“ten”) + -ānus.

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