decanate

English

Etymology 1

Of decan +‎ -ate. Attested from the 17th century.[1]

Noun

decanate (plural decanates)

  1. (astrology) Face, one of three parts into which each zodiac sign is divided; a decan.
    • 1852, William Lilly, An Introduction to Astrology‎, 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, page 31:
      Each 30° sign is divided into three 10° sections called decanates (figure 11 and chart 5).

Etymology 2

From Medieval Latin decānātus, from Latin decānus. Compare dean.[2]

Noun

decanate (plural decanates)

  1. (Anglicanism) A group of parishes over which a dean presides; a deanery.
    • 1844, Rev. F.C. Ewald, “Bavaria”, in The Missionary Chronicle‎, 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

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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.

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