dekanat

From Dutch decanaat and dekenaat, from Medieval Latin decānātus, from Latin decānus.

• IPA^(key): [deˈkanat̚]
• Hyphenation: dé‧ka‧nat
• Rhymes: -nat, -at, -t

dékanat (plural dekanat-dekanat)

1. deanery:
   1. (education, Christianity) the position held by a dean
   2. (Christianity) decanate: The group of parishes for which a rural dean has responsibility

• dékênat
• pejabat dekan (Standard Malay)

• dziekanat

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin decānātus, from Latin decānus. Doublet of dziekanat.

• IPA^(key): /dɛˈka.nat/

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• Rhymes: -anat
• Syllabification: de‧ka‧nat

dekanat m inan

1. (Christianity, collective) deanery, decanate (group of parishes over which a dean presides)
2. (Christianity) deanery (office of a dean)

• dekanat in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• dekanat in Polish dictionaries at PWN