noun
- an assistant or deputy to a dean, especially in a cathedral or academic institution
Usage: ecclesiastical; academic
Examples
- The subdean assisted with the cathedral’s daily services.
- She was appointed subdean of the medical school.
- The subdean handled administrative duties in the dean’s absence.
- As subdean, he supervised the junior clergy.
- The university promoted her from professor to subdean.
- The subdean organized the academic conference.