decanate
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Of decan + -ate. Attested from the 17th century.[1]
Noun[edit]
decanate (plural decanates)
- (astrology) Face, one of three parts into which each zodiac sign is divided; a decan.
- 1852, William Lilly, An Introduction to Astrology[1], page 70:
- If any planet be in his decanate, or face, he has the least possible essential dignity
- 2007, Kris Brandt Riske, Llewellyn’s Complete Book of Astrology[2], page 31:
- Each 30° sign is divided into three 10° sections called decanates (figure 11 and chart 5).
Etymology 2[edit]
From Medieval Latin decānātus, from Latin decānus. Compare dean.[2]
Noun[edit]
decanate (plural decanates)
- (Anglicanism) A group of parishes over which a dean presides; a deanery.
- 1844, Rev. F.C. Ewald, “Bavaria”, in The Missionary Chronicle[3], page 18:
- These parishes are divided into 80 decanates or chapters. In each decanate there are from ten to eighteen parishes. At the head of each decanate stands the dean,
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References[edit]
- ^ James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Decanate, n.1”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volumes III (D–E), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.
- ^ James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Decanate, n.2”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volumes III (D–E), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.