Deaness
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Deaness is a noun meaning (rare) A nun who serves as dean in a convent.
Meaning
(rare) A nun who serves as dean in a convent.
More Meanings
- (rare) A female dean (head of a university faculty).
- (rare) The wife of a dean.
Example Sentences
But now comes Deaness Kathleen Deignan.
And as dean, with the help of his deaness, Eva Howe Stevens, he entertained every student in his home every year and made Cornell a Shangri-la.
Word Forms
- deanesses
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include deaconess, domina, fratress, nunship, abbess, conventual.
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