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sub-dean noun[ C ] (alsosubdean)uk /ˈsʌbˌdiːn/ us /ˈsʌbˌdiːn/
sub-deannoun[C] (UNIVERSITY) UK a university or college official who has a lower rank than a dean (= an official who is responsible for the organization of a department or departments): She still spends a lot of her time teaching, despite being sub-dean of the faculty. The sub-dean had full responsibility for taking decisions in the dean's absence. It is important that the sub-dean is informed as soon as possible if a student has serious medical problems that are affecting their performance. He was appointed as subdean of the history department. Although the dean is formally required to approve all such requests, in practice this responsibility falls to the sub-dean. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Teachers academician ALNCo associate professor board of education co-principal homeschooler housemaster housemistress instructor lecturer rector residence schoolie schoolmarm schoolmaster scribe teaching assistant trainer tutor visiting
sub-deannoun[C] (CHURCH) a priest who has a lower rank than a dean (= a priest in the Church of England or the Roman Catholic Church, who is in charge of managing a large church or cathedral): The sub-dean of Manchester Cathedral officiated at the memorial service. His appointment as sub-dean at such a young age indicated that he would probably one day become dean. The bishop was assisted during the ceremony by the sub-dean of the cathedral. The dean had delegated responsibility for fund-raising to the subdean. The cathedral chapter consisted of a dean, an archdeacon, a subdean, and eight canons. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Religious leaders & officials anti-papal apostolic archbishop archbishopric archdeacon clerically confessor curacy curate messiah minister ministry muezzin mullah priestess priestly primate rabbi the Dalai Lama the priesthood |