Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In British cathedrals, a canon annually chosen to represent the dean in his absence.
- noun A subdean.
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Examples
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It was a suspicion of Robert Thomas Fallon, a vice-dean of a society, which Margaret of Anjou appears in 4 Shakespeare plays.
Philadelphia Reflections: Shakspere Society of Philadelphia admin 2009
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It was a suspicion of Robert Thomas Fallon, a vice-dean of a society, which Margaret of Anjou appears in 4 Shakespeare plays.
Archive 2009-11-01 admin 2009
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Ivo Arnold , a professor of economics and vice-dean at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam said Mr. Knot is a good candidate to succeed Mr. Wellink given both his monetary and regulatory experience.
Knot to Head Dutch Central Bank Anna Marij van der Meulen 2011
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This tragedy definitely deserves widespread attention, because it keeps happening again and again, said Yin Jinfu, vice-dean of the Public Prosecution Department of the Nanjing Municipal Procuratorial Department.
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In some respects it was hardly unusual that the vice-dean would succeed the dean.
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In some respects it was hardly unusual that the vice-dean would succeed the dean.
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I've already noticed that one of my orientations for the composition program conflicts with the general orientation, but I believe it's just an address by a provost or vice-dean.
Ferule & Fescue Flavia 2006
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Dr. Haddad is a professor of medicine and former chief of gastroenterology and vice-dean for professional and student affairs at the University of Sherbrooke, Quebec.
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There was strong competition among medical schools for the very small group of black students from disadvantaged backgrounds who were eligible for and interested in studying medicine, vice-dean of medicine at the University of the Witwatersrand Professor Graham
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Gibbons, while the altar, the pulpit, and the stalls for the dean and vice-dean were provided with rich fittings by Queen Mary II.
The Cathedral Church of Canterbury [2nd ed.]. Hartley Withers 1908
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