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dean (1171-74)
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dean (1171-74)

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daen,  daien,  dane,  deane,  dene,  deen,  deien,  dein,  den,  doien,  doion,  desne;  dian,  dien,  diene;  dyen  (denee  YBB 20-21 Ed I 409,  dyes (l. dyens),  doyn)  
  FEW:  decanus 3,22b Gdf:  doien 2,735c GdfC:  deien 9,292c TL: doiien 2,1987 DEAF:  doiien  DMF:  doyen  TLF:  doyen  OED:  dean n.1  MED:  den n.2  DMLBS:  decanus 570a

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1eccl.occupationdean: 
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  'Une chose avez fait dunt mult sumes dolent: Que l'evesque avez mis en escumengement, Celui de Salesbire, sun deien ensement'  Becket1 3308
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  U il put signefier les cerches de Seinte Eglise, cum arhediacnes, deans (var. (C: s.xiiim) deens; (P: 1230-50) daens) ki sunt cerches entre les seculers  Joshua Sermons ii 27
( 1351-53 )  [...] adonqes dean de mesme la deanee  King’s Bench vii 73
( 1389-90 )  le dean & chapitre de l’esglise  Stats ii 66 xviii
♦eccl.occupationrural dean: 
( 1260; MS: s.xiv3/3 )  le deen de la vile et les autres ordinares  Brev Plac 171
2lawoccupationa municipal officer: 
( 1327 )  que le alderman e la commune puissent par lour dyes (l. dyens) et ministres destreyndre la seourté  Bor Cust ii 149
3 name (used as a surname): 
( 1278 )  Geoffrey le Dean  Family Names Dean
( 1296 )  John le Dyen  Family Names Dean
( 1327 )  Walter le Doyn  Family Names Dean
( 1381 )  Thomasina le Dene  Family Names Dean

See also:

deanclerc  deanee  deanrie  deansone  suzdean 
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