decanate
English
editEtymology 1
editOf decan + -ate. Attested from the 17th century.[1]
Noun
editdecanate (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
editFrom Medieval Latin decānātus, from Latin decānus. Compare dean.[2]
Noun
editdecanate (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
editReferences
edit- ^ James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Decanate, n.1”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volumes 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), volumes III (D–E), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.