dĕcānus
i, m.
I.
A chief of ten, one set over ten persons (late Lat.).
A.
Over soldiers, Veg. Mil. 2, 8.—
B.
Over monks, a dean, Hier. Ep. 22, no. 35.—
C.
The chief of the corpse-bearers, Cod. Just. 1, 2, 4; 9.—
D.
As a judge, Vulg. Exod. 18, 21; Deut. 1, 15.—
II.
A kind of officer at the imperial court, Cod. 12, 27, 1.—
III.
In astrology, the chief of ten parts of a zodiacal sign, Firm. Math. 2, 4.