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the academic boss who turns chaos into committees and complaints into policy
means The senior administrator who heads a college, faculty, or division of a university, overseeing its academics, staff, and students.
from From the Latin 'decanus,' meaning the leader of ten — originally a military officer commanding ten soldiers, later a churchman set over ten monks. The word marched through Late Latin into Old French as 'deien,' then into English, climbing the ranks from squad leader to head of cathedral chapters and finally to the academic chief we know today — still, etymologically, the one in charge of the ten.
- latin roots
- From decanus, leader of ten Roman soldiers
- church origin
- Cathedral deans ranked just below bishops
- name meaning
- Surname meant someone living in a valley
- old slang
- Dean of a profession means its most senior figure
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supernatural — tv series following brothers dean and sam winchester since 2005