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Dean - Etymology, Origin & Meaning

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"head of a group of ten," from Old French deien (12c., Modern French doyen), from Late… See origin and meaning of dean.

Dean - Etymology, Origin & Meaning Advertisement Remove Ads Want to remove ads? Log in to see fewer ads, and become a Premium Member to remove all ads. Origin and history of dean dean (n.) early 14c., an ecclesiastical title, etymologically "head of a group of ten," from Old French deien (12c., Modern French doyen ), from Late Latin decanus "head of a group of 10 monks in a monastery," from earlier secular meaning "commander of 10 soldiers" (which was extended to civil administrators in the late empire), from Greek dekanos , from deka "ten" (from PIE root *dekm- "ten"). It replaced Old English

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