deão

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French deien, from Latin decānus.[1] Doublet of decano.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: de‧ão

Noun

deão m (plural deãos or deões or deães, feminine deã, feminine plural deãs)

  1. (ecclesiastical) dean (church dignitary)
    Synonym: decano

References
  1. “deão” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
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