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Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin decānus (compare Occitan degan, French doyen), from Latin decem (“ten”).
Noun
degà m (plural degans, feminine degana)
- dean (of a university)
- (religion) dean
References
- “degà” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.