decanal

 [dek-uh-nl, dih-keyn-l]  

dec·a·nal

   [dek-uh-nl, dih-keyn-l]
adjective
of or pertaining to a dean or deanery: decanal responsibilities.
Origin:
1700–10; < Late Latin decān(us) dean1 + -al1

Related forms
dec·a·nal·ly, de·can·i·cal·ly  [dih-kan-ik-lee] , adverb
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decanal (dɪˈkeɪnəl)
 
—adj
1.  of or relating to a dean or deanery
2.  (of part of a choir) on the same side of a cathedral, etc, as the dean; on the S side of the choir
 
[C18: from Medieval Latin decānālis, decānusdean]
 
de'canally
 
—adv
 
decanically
 
—adv

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