deken
Pronunciation: /ˈdeːkə(n)/
“deken” is a Dutch word. Its 8 meanings in English:
noun
- a blanket, warm textile cover
- a blanket, covering layer
- the permanent flooring of a fishery vessel
- presiding over a chapter, as in a cathedral or collegiate church
- pastoral chief in a part of a diocese comprising several parishes
- a chairman in certain professional corporations
- a doyen, eldest, as in the corps diplomatique
- some other presiding officers, e.g. of a neighborhood
Etymology
From Middle Dutch deken, from Old Dutch *thekina, from Proto-Germanic *þakinō.
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