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Dialect of Assamese
Dehan, Dewan, Dheyan, Dhiyan or Cachari dialect is a regional variety of Assamese, spoken mainly in the Cachar district of Barak Valley. More specifically
Dehan_dialect
Topics referred to by the same term
Dehan may refer to: Dehan, Kerman, Iran Dehan, Razavi Khorasan, Iran Dehan dialect, a regional variety of Assamese Dahan (disambiguation) Now Dehan ('New
Dehan
Dialects of the Bengali language
The Bengali dialects (Bengali: বাংলা উপভাষা [baŋla upobʱaʃa]) or Bengali varieties (বাংলা ভাষিকা [baŋla bʱaʃika]) are the varieties of the Bengali language
Bengali_dialects
Dialects of the Punjabi language
The Punjabi language has a variety of dialects (bōlīyāṁ) which form a dialect continuum and are primarily subdivided into two groups: Eastern Punjabi
Punjabi_dialects
Dialect of Hindustani language
Delhi). Sankrityayan postulated that this Kaurvi dialect was the parent of Old Delhi's specific Khari dialect. Sankrityayan had also advocated that all Hindustani
Kauravi_dialect
Indo-Aryan language
in the Palamu division (Palamu and Garhwa districts) in Jharkhand. The dialect is also known as Kharwari.[citation needed] Northern Bhojpuri is common
Bhojpuri_language
Indo-Aryan language
non-standard dialect of Urdu which was typically not written. However, organisations seeking to preserve the dialect have begun transcribing the dialect in the
Urdu
Indo-Aryan language
major varieties of Gujarati exist: a standard 'Hindu' dialect, a 'Parsi' dialect and a 'Muslim' dialect. However, Gujarati has undergone contemporary reclassification
Gujarati_language
Indo-Aryan language
but recent studies accept Bagheli as a separate dialect at par with Awadhi and not merely a sub-dialect of it. In this period, Awadhi became the vehicle
Awadhi_language
Indo-Aryan language
some of the oldest literature of all modern Indian languages. The major dialects of Marathi are Standard Marathi and the Varhadi Marathi. Marathi was designated
Marathi_language
Indo-Aryan language spoken in Pakistan
Hindko, IPA: [ˈɦɪndkoː]) is a cover term for a diverse group of Lahnda dialects spoken by several million people of various ethnic backgrounds in several
Hindko
Indo-Aryan language spoken in India, Bangladesh, and Nepal
2023) Toulmin, Mathew W S (2006). Reconstructing linguistic history in a dialect continuum: The Kamta, Rajbanshi, and Northern Deshi Bangla subgroup of
Rangpuri_language
Indo-Aryan language native to the Maldives
Dhivehi language has four notable dialects. The standard dialect is that of the capital city of Malé. The greatest dialectal variation exists in the southern
Dhivehi_language
Indo-Aryan macrolanguage of the Romani people
is an Indo-Aryan macrolanguage of the Romani people. The largest Romani dialects are Vlax Romani (about 500,000 speakers), Balkan Romani (600,000), and
Romani_language
Linguistic region of India
the National Capital Territory of Delhi. Hindi is part of the Indo-Aryan dialect continuum that lies within the cultural Hindi Belt in the northern plains
Hindi_Belt
Indo-Aryan language spoken in Haryana, India
part of the dialect group of Western Hindi, which also includes Khariboli and Braj. It is written in the Devanagari script. The Rangri dialect of Haryanvi
Haryanvi_language
Indo-Aryan Language
written toward the end of his life, around 1774–75, contains old Nepali dialect of the era, is considered as the first work of essay of Nepali literature
Nepali_language
Indo-Aryan dialect spoken in India
Nawada. Magahi speakers claim that George Grierson classified Khortha as a dialect of the Magahi language in his linguistic survey, while Khortha speakers
Khortha_language
Indo-Aryan language
Eastern Punjabi, which have many dialects and forms, altogether spoken by over 150 million people. The Majhi dialect, which is transitional between the
Punjabi_language
Lahnda dialect group spoken in Pakistan
Pahari-Pothwari is a Lahnda dialect continuum within the Punjabi language variety of the Indo-Aryan language family, spoken in the Pothohar Plateau in
Pahari-Pothwari
Language of parts of Bangladesh
Proto-Indo-European. Grierson (1903) grouped the dialects of Chittagong under Southeastern Bengali, alongside the dialects of Noakhali and Akyab. Chatterji (1926)
Chittagonian_language
Indo-Aryan language of India
Goalpariya group in the Goalpara region: (Ghulliya, Jharuwa, Caruwa) Cachar dialect (Dehan) in Cachar district of Barak valley Collected from the book, Assamese
Assamese_language
Indo-Aryan dialects spoken in Assam, India
of Indo-Aryan dialects spoken in the Goalpara region of Assam, India. Along with Kamrupi, they form the western group of Assamese dialects. The North Bengali
Goalpariya_dialects
Native language of the people of Bhadarwah, Jammu and Kashmir
referring to the dialect, locally known as Bhiḍlāi, native to the Bhadarwah valley, or in a broader sense to cover the group of related dialects spoken in the
Bhadarwahi_language
Indo-Aryan language spoken in Pakistan
various dialects up to then called "Western Punjabi", spoken north, west, and south of Lahore. The local dialect of Lahore is the Majhi dialect of Punjabi
Saraiki_language
Indo-Aryan language and dialect cluster of northwest India
Nimadi and Bagri, while also noting that boundaries between “language” and “dialect” labels vary by framework. Rajasthani also has a recognized literary presence
Rajasthani_languages
Bihari language of India and Nepal
language variety spoken in parts of Bihar, India and in Nepal. Bajjika is a dialect of the Maithili language spoken in the north-western part of Bihar, in
Bajjika
Language family of South Asia
Kamarupi Assamese Eastern Assamese Central Assamese Kamrupi (Western Assamese) Dehan (Southern Assamese) Nagamese Nefamese Western Kamarupi KRDS lects Kayort
Eastern_Indo-Aryan_languages
Group of Indo-Aryan language varieties
defined in the ISO 639 standard as a "macrolanguage" or as a "series of dialects" by other authors. Its validity as a linguistic genetic grouping is not
Lahnda
Dialect of the Marathi language
Varhadi or Varhadi-Nagpuri is a dialect of Marathi spoken in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra and by Marathi people of adjoining parts of Madhya Pradesh
Varhadi_dialect
Dialect of Assamese
Kamrupi dialects are a group of regional dialects of Assamese, spoken in the Kamrup region. It formerly enjoyed prestige status. It is one of two western
Kamrupi_dialects
Indo-Aryan language spoken in Bangladesh and India
various parts of the Middle East. It is variously perceived as either a dialect of Bengali or a language in its own right. While most linguists consider
Sylheti_language
Indo-Aryan language spoken in eastern India
belonging to the Bihari group of languages spoken in eastern India. As a trade dialect, it covers in Jharkhand. Kurmali language is spoken by around 550,000 people
Kurmali_language
Dialect of Keonthali sub-group of Lower Mahasu Pahari, India
as a dialect of Hindi, even when having a poor mutual intelligibility with it. Mahasu Pahari Keonthali dialect Baghati dialect Baghliani dialect Hinduri
Hinduri_dialect
Indo-Aryan language spoken in India
administration. Traditionally, strolling bards recite long epic poems in this dialect, and it was because of this that the word "Magadhi" came to mean "a bard"
Magahi_language
Indo-Aryan language spoken in India and Nepal
language. In 1870s, Beames considered Maithili a dialect of a Bengali. Hoernlé initially treated it as a dialect of Eastern Hindi, but after comparing it with
Maithili_language
Indo-Aryan language spoken in India
especially from Kurla in Bombay (Mumbai) to Ponda, Goa. Many Konkani dialects are spoken along and beyond the Konkan region, from Damaon in the north
Konkani_language
Bengali-Assamese language
parts of Tripura in India. The Noakhali language is widely considered a dialect of Bengali. Outside of these regions, there are substantial numbers of
Noakhali_language
Northern Indo-Aryan language
preserved from the admixture of words and phrases from other languages and dialects. However, the original Prakrit spoken by common man of Kishtwar in olden
Kishtwari_language
Indo-Aryan language of Pakistan
retaining many words in a nearly Sanskritic form". Khowar has a variety of dialects, which may vary phonemically. The following tables lay out the basic phonology
Khowar
Variety of Urdu
with the same pronunciation as خ (khe) whereas in Standard Hindustani dialects the ق is pronounced as a velar plosive /k/ with the same pronunciation
Hyderabadi_Urdu
Group of Indo-Aryan languages
form a dialect continuum that descends from the Middle Prakrits. Located in the Hindi Belt, the Central Zone includes the Dehlavi (Delhi) dialect (one of
Central_Indo-Aryan_languages
Indo-Aryan language spoken in India
Khandeshi proper, and the Dangri and Ahirani dialects. Kunbi and Rangari are dialects. The Ahirani dialect of this language is mostly spoken. Devanagari
Khandeshi_language
Indo-Aryan language
around 7.9 million speakers in India according to the 2001 census. Some dialects of Marwari are: Indian Marwari [rwr] in Rajasthan shares a 50%–65% lexical
Marwari_language
Indo-Aryan language
(Western variety), Desia Odia (South-western variety) and Tribal Community dialects spoken by the tribal groups in Odisha who adopted the Odia language. Odia
Odia_language
Ancient Indo-Aryan dialect continuum
Prakrit or Aśokan Prakrit (IAST: Aśoka Prākṛta), is the Middle Indo-Aryan dialect continuum used in the Edicts of Ashoka, attributed to Emperor Ashoka of
Ashokan_Prakrit
Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Chhattisgarh, India
Eastern Hindi languages and is counted by the Indian national census as a dialect of Hindi. /r/ can also be heard as a tap [ɾ]. /ə/ can also be heard as
Chhattisgarhi_language
Indo-Aryan language
(Contai) dialect Kolkata dialect Shantipuriya (Nadia) dialect Shershahabadia (Maldahiya/ Jangipuri) dialect Barendri dialect Rangapuriya dialect Sylheti
Bengali_language
Central Pahari language spoken in Kumaon Division, Uttarakhand
script. There are several dialects spoken in the Kumaon region. There is not single accepted method of dividing up the dialects of Kumaoni. Broadly speaking
Kumaoni_language
Western Pahari language of north India
295,805. The dialect of the hilly part of Hoshiarpur district is also known as Pahāṛī (Takri: 𑚞𑚩𑚭𑚪𑚯). Following are the five dialects of Bilaspuri:
Bilaspuri
Western Pahari language of north India
it is one of the highly endangered languages of India. Speakers of the dialect have decreased by 21% from 1961 to 2001. The language is distantly related
Mandeali
Western Pahari language of north India
people of the Kangra. Like most of Indo-Aryan languages, Kangri does form a dialect continuum with its neighbouring languages. This includes the Pahari varieties
Kangri_language
Indo-Aryan language spoken in India
Dhundhari is primarily spoken in the state of Rajasthan. Mewati is another dialect of Rajasthani to the northeast, which assumes the form of Braja Bhasha
Dhundari_language
Indo-Aryan language spoken in India
Standard Urdu, which serves as its formal register. There are three primary dialects of Deccani spoken today: Hyderabadi Urdu, Bangalore Urdu, and Chennai Urdu
Deccani_language
Indo-Aryan language spoken on Iranian Plateau
group of Pakistan and Iran also spoken by few hundreds in Oman. It is a dialect of Sindhi language most closely related to Lasi. The majority of the Jadgali
Jadgali_language
Language family of North India
Pahari also termed as Himachali languages are a range of languages and dialects of Northern Indo-Aryan languages spoken in the western parts of the Himalayan
Western_Pahari
Indo-Aryan language spoken in India and Bangladesh
scholars and linguists opine Bishnupriya as a dialect of Bengali language, while many opine it is a dialect of the Assamese language. Many scholars opine
Bishnupriya_Manipuri
Hindustani dialect of Indian Jews
romanized: yahūd urdū; Hebrew: אורדו יהודית, romanized: ūrdū yehūdīt) was a dialect of the Urdu language spoken by the Baghdadi Jews in the Indian subcontinent
Judeo-Urdu
Indo-Aryan and Western Pahari language of India
YouTube Bishashau dialect spoken by Jyotika Dilaik of upper Mahasui and Baghliani dialect of lower Mahasui by Rajat on YouTube Shodochi dialect of Mahasu Pahari
Mahasu_Pahari
Indo-Aryan language
still debated among the historians of the region. It has several different dialects and accents due to the influence of other languages in areas of settlement
Memoni_language
Branch of the Indo-European language family
Fëdorovo cultures. The Andronovo culture is considered as an "Indo-Iranic dialect continuum", with a later split between Iranian and Indo-Aryan languages
Indo-Iranian_languages
Indo-Aryan language native to Sindh
Sindhi has a number of dialects and an established standard form, referred to as Standard Sindhi, which is based on the dialect of Hyderabad and the surrounding
Sindhi_language
Central Pahari language spoken in India
Uttarakhand in the Indian Himalayas. Garhwali has a number of regional dialects. It is not an endangered language (Ethnologue lists it as "vigorous"),
Garhwali_language
Indo-Aryan language of India
in: Chockalingam, K., Languages of Tamil Nadu: Lambadi: An Indo-Aryan Dialect (Census of India 1961. Tamil Nadu. Volume ix) Trail, Ronald L. 1968. The
Lambadi
Indian language
tongues. This practice groups numerous distinct Indo-Aryan languages and dialects spoken in Rajasthan (and adjacent regions) with Hindi, resulting in an
Bagri_language
Group of Eastern Indo-Aryan languages
Tanchangya Thar Chittagonian Chakma Rohingya Kamarupic Assamese Kamrupi Dehan Goalpariya Rajbanshi (Nepal) Rangpuri Surjapuri Odia Odia Sambalpuri Desia
Bihari_languages
Rajasthani language spoken in India
Tanchangya Thar Chittagonian Chakma Rohingya Kamarupic Assamese Kamrupi Dehan Goalpariya Rajbanshi (Nepal) Rangpuri Surjapuri Odia Odia Sambalpuri Desia
Hadauti_language
Indo-Aryan language
Barake in Syria Some dialects may be highly divergent and not mutually intelligible. Published sources often lump together dialects of Domari and the various
Domari_language
Western Pahari language of northern India
district of Himachal Pradesh. Bhateali has sometimes been counted as a dialect of either Kangri. It is listed under Western Pahari languages group. It
Bhateali
Indo-Aryan language
Hindustani language, which has been influenced by Punjabi and intermediate dialects. Most Braj literature is of a mystical nature, related to the spiritual
Braj_Bhasha
Eastern Indo-Aryan language
of Hindi dialects in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution as full-fledged Indian languages. According to them, recognition of Hindi dialects as separate
Nagpuri_language
Konkani dialects
Maharashtri Konkani, or Konkan Marathi, is a group of Marathi-Konkani dialects, spoken in the Konkan, that differ from Marathi. George Abraham Grierson
Maharashtri_Konkani
Indo-Aryan koiné language of Suriname
Hindustani. The language originated from a mixture of the various languages and dialects spoken by British Indian indentured labourers. The Indo-Aryan languages
Sarnami_Hindustani
Indo-Aryan language in India
Tanchangya Thar Chittagonian Chakma Rohingya Kamarupic Assamese Kamrupi Dehan Goalpariya Rajbanshi (Nepal) Rangpuri Surjapuri Odia Odia Sambalpuri Desia
Nawayathi_language
Endangered language of Sri Lanka
there was considerable debate amongst linguists as to whether Vedda is a dialect of Sinhala or an independent language. Later studies indicate that the
Vedda_language
Group of languages of the 5th century BCE – 12th century CE
"r-dialect" of Indo-Aryan, though /l/ continues to exist as a relatively rarer phoneme in Vedic. Due to the prestige of the Vedic dialect, the r-dialect
Prakrit
Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in Jammu
Persian poet, referred to Duger (Dogri) while describing the languages and dialects of India as follows: "Sindhi-o-Lahori-o-Kashmiri-o-Duger." Dogri is one
Dogri_language
a dialect of Hindustani called Fiji Hindi is spoken by Indo-Fijians. This was a result of Indian indentured labourers who mainly spoke dialects from
Hindustani-speaking_world
Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Caribbean
is most influenced by Bhojpuri, Awadhi and other Eastern Hindi-Bihari dialects. Hindustani (Standard Hindi-Standard Urdu) has also influenced the language
Caribbean_Hindustani
Indo-Aryan language
language in the Deccan region, which led to the development of its southern dialect Deccani, which was promoted by Muslim rulers in the Deccan. The Delhi Sultanate
Hindustani_language
Indo-Aryan language
Tanchangya Thar Chittagonian Chakma Rohingya Kamarupic Assamese Kamrupi Dehan Goalpariya Rajbanshi (Nepal) Rangpuri Surjapuri Odia Odia Sambalpuri Desia
Khasa_language
Ancient Middle Indo-Aryan language
Classical Sanskrit in that it "is derived from the Old Indian Indo-Aryan dialect of the Madhyadeśa on which Classical Sanskrit was mainly based." Its descendants
Shauraseni_Prakrit
Indo-Aryan language
whether Angika is a dialect of Maithili or a distinct language. British linguist George Abraham Grierson classified Angika as a dialect of Maithili in his
Angika
Group of Indo-Aryan languages
its dialects as well as Indo-Aryan languages closely related to it. Lasi and Sindhi Bhil are sometimes added, but are commonly considered dialects of Sindhi
Sindhi_languages
Branch of the Indo-Iranian languages
dialect continuum, where languages are often transitional towards neighbouring varieties. Because of this, the division into languages vs. dialects is
Indo-Aryan_languages
Indo-Aryan language from Malwa, India
mainstream recognition. Rangri dialect (Malvi) Which is spoken by Rajputs of Malwa and it sounds similar to Rajwadi Dialect "Statement 1: Abstract of speakers'
Malvi_language
Indo-Aryan language spoken in India
Eastern Hindi subgroup, Bagheli is one of the languages designated as a dialect of Awadhi by the Indian Census Report of 2011. Bagheli is a regional language
Bagheli_language
Indo-Aryan Language spoken by the Gujars
study of the Gujari dialects spoken by Gujjars in Pakistan and Azad Kashmir and classified them into Eastern and Western dialect groups on the basis of
Gujari
Indo-Aryan language
of Bollywood films and songs. Standard Hindi is based on the Khariboli dialect, spoken in the Ganges-Yamuna Doab (Delhi, Meerut, and Saharanpur); the
Hindi
Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Chitral District Pakistan
Tanchangya Thar Chittagonian Chakma Rohingya Kamarupic Assamese Kamrupi Dehan Goalpariya Rajbanshi (Nepal) Rangpuri Surjapuri Odia Odia Sambalpuri Desia
Palula_language
Aspect of Indo-Aryan language
Southeastern Turkey, 2nd millennium BCE) used a dialect of Hurrian as its main language. This dialect however contains some loanwords of evidently Indo-Aryan
Indo-Aryan superstrate in Mitanni
Indo-Aryan_superstrate_in_Mitanni
Indo-Aryan language
Tanchangya Thar Chittagonian Chakma Rohingya Kamarupic Assamese Kamrupi Dehan Goalpariya Rajbanshi (Nepal) Rangpuri Surjapuri Odia Odia Sambalpuri Desia
Sonha_language
Indo-Aryan language spoken in India, Pakistan and Martinique
Rajasthan and in Sindh, Pakistan. Some scholars have considered Kutchi to be a dialect of Sindhi, but the two languages are quite distinct from one another. Over
Kutchi_language
Language group within Indo-Aryan language family
Georg Morgenstierne claimed that Tirahi is "probably the remnant of a dialect group extending from Tirah through the Peshawar district into Swat and
Kohistani_languages
Indo-Aryan language spoken in India
Indo-Aryan languages, Bundeli has often been subject to a designation as a dialect, instead of a language. Furthermore, as is the case with other Hindi languages
Bundeli_language
Middle Indo-Aryan language registers
Dramatic Prakrits were those standard forms of Prakrit dialects that were used in dramas and other literature in medieval India. They may have once been
Dramatic_Prakrit
Indo-Aryan language spoken in India
are Madurai, Thanjavur, Salem, Tirunelveli and Kanchipuram dialects and Tirupati dialect of Andhra Pradesh. The phoneme inventory of Saurashtra is similar
Saurashtra_language
Western Pahari language of north India
has traditionally been written using the Takri script. There are four dialects of the language: The first one is spoken in the entire Bharmaur, Chhatrari
Gaddi_language
Northwestern Iranian dialect group spoken in central Iran
The Central Plateau languages, also called the Central Plateau Dialects (CPD), are a group of Northwestern Iranian languages spoken in cities, towns and
Central Plateau languages (Iranian)
Central_Plateau_languages_(Iranian)
Western Pahari language of Himachal Pradesh
Pahari or Himachali. The language has no official status and is recorded as dialect of Hindi. According to the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural
Chambeali
DEHAN DIALECT
DEHAN DIALECT
Boy/Male
Hindu
Dhayan
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name from Middle English dene ‘valley’ (Old English denu), or a habitational name from any of several places in various parts of England named Dean, Deane, or Deen from this word. In Scotland this is a habitational name from Den in Aberdeenshire or Dean in Ayrshire.English : occupational name for the servant of a dean or nickname for someone thought to resemble a dean. A dean was an ecclesiastical official who was the head of a chapter of canons in a cathedral. The Middle English word deen is a borrowing of Old French d(e)ien, from Latin decanus (originally a leader of ten men, from decem ‘ten’), and thus is a cognate of Deacon.Irish : variant of Deane.Italian : occupational name cognate with 2, from Venetian dean ‘dean’, a dialect form of degan, from degano (Italian decano).
Boy/Male
Hindu
One who refuses
Boy/Male
Gaelic American Irish English
Servant.
Girl/Female
English French American
Divine.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Good
Girl/Female
Indian
Creative mind, Beautiful flower
Boy/Male
Dutch
Cock or rooster.
Male
Serbian
(Дејан) Serbian name derived from the Slavic element deja, DEJAN means "to take action."
Male
English
Variant spelling of English unisex Devon, DEVAN means "worshiper of the god Dumnonos."Â
Boy/Male
Hindi
Nation.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Creative mind, Beautiful flower
Boy/Male
Indian
Brightness, Whiteness, Drought
Male
French
Old French form of Latin Johan, JEHAN means "God is gracious."
Boy/Male
Dutch Anglo Saxon
Tame.
Male
English
 English occupational surname transferred to forename use, from the Latin word decanus, DEAN means "dean; ecclesiastical supervisor."
Boy/Male
Biblical
Their breasts, friendship, a judge.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Like a God
Boy/Male
Hindu
DEHAN DIALECT
DEHAN DIALECT
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Ocean; One Connected to Body of Water
Boy/Male
Indian
Slave to God
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Name of Abu Jafar; A Jurist and Disciple of Abu Tawr
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : unexplained. Perhaps a variant of Rump.German : variant of Rump 3.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Manisila | மாநீஸிலா
A jewelled stone
Female
Persian/Iranian
Persian name MOJGAN means "eyelashes."
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
To Extract
Boy/Male
English
Resident of a valley.
Boy/Male
Hebrew
Father of many.
Boy/Male
Latin Spanish
Loves God.
DEHAN DIALECT
DEHAN DIALECT
DEHAN DIALECT
DEHAN DIALECT
DEHAN DIALECT
n.
A rod or staff, carried as an emblem of authority; as, the verge, carried before a dean.
n.
An under dean; the deputy or substitute of a dean.
n.
That branch of philology which is devoted to the consideration of dialects.
a.
Pertaining to a dean or deanery.
n.
One skilled in dialectics.
n.
One versed in dialectics; a logician; a reasoner.
n.
An attendant upon a dignitary, as on a bishop, a dean, a justice, etc.
n.
A chief priest; also, a kind of vicar, or a rural dean.
n.
A registrar or secretary of the faculty in a department of a college, as in a medical, or theological, or scientific department.
n.
The chief or senior of a company on occasion of ceremony; as, the dean of the diplomatic corps; -- so called by courtesy.
n.
The residence of a dean.
n.
An assembly of monks, or of the prebends and other clergymen connected with a cathedral, conventual, or collegiate church, or of a diocese, usually presided over by the dean.
n.
The territorial jurisdiction of a dean.
a.
Of or pertaining to a rural dean; as, a ruridecanal district; the ruridecanal intellect.
n.
The head or presiding officer in the faculty of some colleges or universities.
n.
The office or the revenue of a dean. See the Note under Benefice, n., 3.
n.
A dignitary or presiding officer in certain ecclesiastical and lay bodies; esp., an ecclesiastical dignitary, subordinate to a bishop.
n.
The office of a dean.
n.
The collegiate officer in the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, England, who, besides other duties, has regard to the moral condition of the college.