dean

• ⇰ अध्यक्ष

• ⇰ A dignitary or presiding officer in certain ecclesiastical and lay bodies; esp., an ecclesiastical dignitary, subordinate to a bishop.
• ⇰ The collegiate officer in the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, England, who, besides other duties, has regard to the moral condition of the college.
• ⇰ The head or presiding officer in the faculty of some colleges or universities.
• ⇰ A registrar or secretary of the faculty in a department of a college, as in a medical, or theological, or scientific department.
• ⇰ The chief or senior of a company on occasion of ceremony; <as>as, the <ex>dean</ex> of the diplomatic corps</as>; -- so called by courtesy.