deken
“deken” is a Dutch word. Its 8 meanings in English:
- a blanket, warm textile cover
- a blanket, covering layer
- the permanent flooring of a fishery vessel
- a dean, certain priestly offices
- 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
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