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Dean vs Hean - What's the difference?

dean | hean |

As verbs the difference between dean and hean

is that dean is {{cx|intransitive|rare|lang=en}} To serve as a dean while hean is to treat with contumely; insult; humiliate; debase; lower.

As a noun dean

is a senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science) or have some other advisory or disciplinary function (for example, the dean of students).

As a proper noun Dean

is a title afforded to a dean.

As an adjective hean is

mean; abject; poor; humble; lowly.

dean

English

(wikipedia dean)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science'') or have some other advisory or disciplinary function (for example, the ''dean of students ).
  • A dignitary or presiding officer in certain church bodies, especially an ecclesiastical dignitary, subordinate to a bishop, in charge of a chapter of canon.
  • The senior member of some group of people.
  • dean of the diplomatic corps - a country's most senior ambassador
    dean of the House - the longest-serving member of a legislature
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  • All of the switchboard operators had been parties to it, including Marie Willis. Their dean , Alice Hart, collected
  • (Sussex) a hill (chiefly place names).
  • Derived terms

    * dean and chapter * deaness

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To serve as a dean.
  • To send (a student) to see the dean of a university.
  • Anagrams

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    hean

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) hene, from (etyl) .

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Mean; abject; poor; humble; lowly.
  • Derived terms
    * (l)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) henen, from (etyl) .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To treat with contumely; insult; humiliate; debase; lower.
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