deken.
a blanket, warm textile cover
Meaning & usage
a blanket, warm textile cover
a blanket, covering layer
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch deken, from Old Dutch *thekina, from Proto-Germanic *þakinō.
a dean, certain priestly offices presiding over a chapter, as in a cathedral or collegiate church
a dean, certain priestly offices pastoral chief in a part of a diocese comprising several parishes
a chairman in certain professional corporations
a doyen, eldest, as in the corps diplomatique
some other presiding officers, e.g. of a neighborhood
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch dēken, from Old Dutch and Proto-West Germanic *dekan, from Latin decānus (“dean, chief of ten”). Compare Old High German tehhan(t) (Modern German Dechant). Doublet of decaan, a later borrowing.
the permanent flooring of a fishery vessel
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch deken, from Old Dutch *thekina, from Proto-Germanic *þakinō.
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