dĕcānus, i, m. [decem].
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.