dean

Universal Words noun 1 (in the Anglican Church) a priest of high rank who is in charge of the other priests in a CATHEDRAL 2 (also rural dean) (BrE) a priest who is in charge of the priests of several churches in an area 3 a person in a university who is in charge of a department of studies: the dean of the Faculty of Medicine 4 (in a college or university, especially at Oxford or Cambridge) a person who is responsible for the discipline of students 5 (AmE) = DOYEN