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decanus

dĕcānus, i, m. [decem].
  • A chief of ten, one set over ten persons (late Lat.).
    • A Over soldiers, Veg. Mil. 2, 8.—
    • B Over monks, a dean, Hier. Ep. 22, no. 35.—
    • C The chief of the corpse-bearers, Cod. Just. 1, 2, 4; 9.—
    • D As a judge, Vulg. Exod. 18, 21; Deut. 1, 15.—
  • II A kind of officer at the imperial court, Cod. 12, 27, 1.—
  • III In astrology, the chief of ten parts of a zodiacal sign, Firm. Math. 2, 4.

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