subdean noun.
['sʌbdi:n] LME.[Repr. an Anglo-Norman word = Old French sou(z)deien, from sou(s), sub- SUB- + deien DEAN noun1, after medieval Latin subdecanus.]An official who ranks immediately below a dean or acts as a deputy for a dean.
■ subdeanery noun the office, position, or residence of a subdean
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