Definition of Deanship

1. Noun. The position or office of a dean.

Exact synonyms: Deanery
Generic synonyms: Berth, Billet, Office, Place, Position, Post, Situation, Spot
Derivative terms: Dean, Dean

Definition of Deanship

1. n. The office of a dean.

Definition of Deanship

1. Noun. The position or role of a dean. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Deanship

1. deanery [n -S] - See also: deanery

Lexicographical Neighbors of Deanship

deaminoneuraminate hydrolase
dean and chapter
deaned
deaner
deaneries
deaners
deanery
deanesmithite
deaness
deanesses
deaning
deanol
deanol acetamidobenzoate
deans
deanship (current term)
deanships
deanthropomorphisation
deanthropomorphisations
dear
dear(p)
dear Lord
dear me
dear sir
dear sirs
deare
deared
dearer
deares
dearest

Literary usage of Deanship

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Century of Scottish History: From the Days Before the '45 to Those Within by Henry Craik (1901)
"... we had traced the progress of political affairs down to the dispute as to Erskine's tenure of the deanship of the Faculty of Advocates. ..."

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