decanate
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3VERB + DECANATE
head
DECANATE + NOUN
dean
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from, in
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noun
Face, one of three parts into which each zodiac sign is divided; a decan.
If any planet be in his decanate, or face, he has the least possible essential dignity
Each 30° sign is divided into three 10° sections called decanates (figure 11 and chart 5).
noun
A group of parishes over which a dean presides; a deanery.
These parishes are divided into 80 decanates or chapters. In each decanate there are from ten to eighteen parishes. At the head of each decanate stands the dean,
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3If any planet be in his decanate, or face, he has the least possible essential dignity
WiktionaryEach 30° sign is divided into three 10° sections called decanates (figure 11 and chart 5).
WiktionaryThese parishes are divided into 80 decanates or chapters. In each decanate there are from ten to eighteen parishes. At the head of each decanate stands the dean,
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