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The following 5 entries include the term dean of.
dean of a peculiar
: a titular dean of the Church of England either without peculiar jurisdiction (as the dean of the Chapels Royal) or with jurisdiction but without a chapter
dean of Christianity
: a holder of one of certain rural deaneries in England
dean of convocation
: the president of a convocation in churches of the Anglican Communion
dean of guild
: the head of a guild (as in medieval and some existing European guilds) having the power to summon the members to meetings
Dean of the Arches
: a lay judge in an ecclesiastical court (as the chancery court of the province of York) : the official principal of the archbishop of Canterbury
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