Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch plebaen, from Latin plebānus.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /pleːˈbaːn/
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  • Hyphenation: ple‧baan
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Noun edit

plebaan m (plural plebanen)

  1. a priest (in the Roman Catholic Church or the Old Catholic Church) who serves the parish attached to a cathedral (in the bishop’s stead); dean