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† ˈarchˈdean Obs. exc. Hist.
[f. arch- + dean.]
The chief or superior of the deans. Used by Sc. writers for archdeacon.
c1425Wyntoun Cron. vii. ix. 174 Ðe Archdene of Yhork..Wes þe toþir. 1535Stewart Cron. Scot. II. 340 Ane vther archidene callit Deueintius. 1634–46Row Hist. Kirk (1842) 46 Certaine names, such as Archbishop, Bishop, Archdean, Dean..savouring of the Romish hierarchie. |