děkanát
Czech edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin decānātus, from Latin decānus. By surface analysis, děkan (“dean”) + át. Compare Polish dziekanat and dekanat.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
děkanát m inan (related adjective děkanátní)
- (Christianity) deanery, decanate (group of parishes over which a dean presides)
- Synonym: děkanství
- (Christianity) deanery (office of a dean)
- Synonym: děkanství
- (education) deanery (office of a dean)
- (education) deanship