Adjacent Words

Decanal definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DEC'ANAL, a. Pertaining to a deanery.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 of a dean or deanery. 2 of the south side of a choir, the side on which the dean sits (cf. CANTORIAL). Etymology: med.L decanalis f. LL decanus DEAN(1)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Decanal Dec"a*nal (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. d['e]canal. See Dean.] Pertaining to a dean or deanery. His rectorial as well as decanal residence. --Churton. Decanal side, the side of the choir on which the dean's tall is placed. Decanal stall, the stall allotted to the dean in the choir, on the right or south side of the chancel. --Shipley.