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Definition of Decanal
1. a. Pertaining to a dean or deanery.
Definition of Decanal
1. Adjective. Pertaining to a dean or deanery. ¹
2. Noun. (chemistry) the simple aliphatic aldehyde, CH3(CH2)8CHO, related to capric acid ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Decanal
1. pertaining to a dean [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Decanal
Literary usage of Decanal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ancient Egyptian Science: A Source Book by Marshall Clagett (1989)
"decanal Clocks Now we are prepared to examine in somewhat more detail the early
... Our generalized decanal clock given in Figure III.13 is based on the ..."
2. Report of the Proceedings by Church congress (1865)
"With regard to Ireland he pointed out that an united Convocation was that at
which we must aim. RURAL DEANS AND decanal CHAPTERS. Archdeacon of ELY ; Rev. ..."
3. The Ecclesiologist by Ecclesiological Society (1860)
"... and of the decanal buildings, of which the apsidal room will be used as the
schoolroom, and the transverse building at its west end as the library. ..."
4. A Tour in Tartan-land by Cuthbert Bede (1863)
"... and Hold—The Guide's Performance— Paul Pry Visitors—A decanal Family—Scott-ish
Sticklers for the Gothic—Architectural Purists—Coleridge's Five Sights. ..."
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