Decanus

In ecclesiastical and old European law. An officer having supervision over ten; a dean. A term applied not only to ecclesiastical, but to civil and military, officers. Decanus monasticus; a monastic dean or dean of a monastery; an officer over ten monks. Decanus in majori ecclesiæ; dean of a cathedral church, presiding over ten prebendaries. Decanus episcopi; a bishop's or rural dcan. presiding over ten clerks or parishes. Decanus friborgi; dean of a friborg. An officer among the Saxons who presided over a friborg, tithing, decennary or association of ten inhabitants; otherwise called a "tithing man," or "bors-holder." Decanus militaris; a military officer, having command of ten soldiers. Spelman.

In Roman law. An officer having the command of a company or "mess" of ten soldiers. Also an officer at Constantinople having charge of the burial of the dead.

In ecclesiastical and old Huropean law. An officer having supervision over ten; adean. A term applied not only to ecclesiastical, but to civil and miliitary, ollicers. Decanus monasticus; a m Monastic dean, or dean of a monastery; an officer over ten monks. Decanus in majori ing over ten prebendaries. Decanws episcape; a bishop’s or rural dean, presiding over ten clerks or parishes. Deeanus fribergt; dean ‘ of a friborg. An oflicer among the Saxons who presided over a friborg, tithing, decennary, or association of ten inhabitants; otherwisecalleda “tithing man,” or “borshold:r.” Decanus militaris; a military officer, having command of ten soldiers. Speiman. In Roman law. <An oflicer having the command of a company or “mess” of ten soldiers. Also an officer at Constantinople having charge of the burial of the dead.

I. A dean. deanery; also, a Deoeder,//-., Decedere, person deceased.

Lat. [from Gr. dsnavog, from dsndii, ten.] In ecclesiastical and old European law. An officer having supervision over ten; a dean. A term applied not only to ecclesiastical, but to civil and military officers. Spelman. Decanus m/mastieus; a monastic dean, or dean of a monastery; an officer over ten monks. Spelmxm. Calvin Lex. Jurid. Decanus in m/jjori ecclesice; dean of a cathedral church, presiding over ten prebendaries. Spelman, See Dean, Decanus episcopi; a bishop's or rural dean; presiding over ten clerks or parishes. Spelman, Lyndewode Prov, hb. 1, tit. de constit. c. 1. verb. Decanos rurales. See Mural Deans. Decanus frihorgi; dean of a friborg. An officer among the Saxons who presided over a friborg, tithing, decennary, or association often inhabitants; otherwise called a tithing; man, or borsholder, (Lat. decurio, capitalts friborgus, frihorgi caput, qq. v. ) Spelman. LL. Edw, Canf. cited ihid. See Friborg. Decanus militaris; a military officer, having command of ten soldiers. Spelman, Vegetius, lib. 2, c. 13. Calvin Lex, Jurid.