decanate
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Etymology 1
Of decan + -ate. Attested from the 17th century.[1]
Noun
decanate (plural decanates)
- (astrology) Face, one of three parts into which each zodiac sign is divided; a decan.
- 1852, William Lilly, An Introduction to Astrology[1], page 70:
- If any planet be in his decanate, or face, he has the least possible essential dignity
- 2007, Kris Brandt Riske, Llewellyn’s Complete Book of Astrology[2], page 31:
- Each 30° sign is divided into three 10° sections called decanates (figure 11 and chart 5).
Etymology 2
From Medieval Latin decānātus, from Latin decānus. Equivalent to Latin decānus + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, here the concrete charge of it). Compare dean.[2]
Noun
decanate (plural decanates)
- (Anglicanism) A group of parishes over which a dean presides; a deanery.
- 1844, Rev. F.C. Ewald, “Bavaria”, in The Missionary Chronicle[3], page 18:
- 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,
See also
References
- ^ James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Decanate, n.1”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume III (D–E), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.
- ^ James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Decanate, n.2”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume III (D–E), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.
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