decanus
decanus 〈拉〉 (1)(教会法)(欧洲古法)教长 因最初被任命监督十名法政牧师〔canons〕或主教座堂的受俸牧师〔prebendaries〕而得名。 (=dean) (2)(民事或军事)官员 (3)(罗马法)对公司拥有控制权的官员；管理十名士兵就餐的食堂的军官；君士坦丁堡负责死者安葬事务的官员
DECANUS
decanus
decanus (di-kay-n[schwa]s), n. [fr. Greek dekanos “a dean”] 1. Roman law. An officer commanding ten soldiers. 2. Eccles. & civil law. A leader of ten people, as in decanus monasticus (“dean of ten monks”). 3. The dean of a cathedral.