DECANI

Etymology

Adjective

decani (not comparable)

Of the side of the chancel, apse, altar or choir on which the dean's stall is placed (the right hand side to a person facing the altar); decanal.

Anagrams

• Caiden, caenid, candie, cnidae

Source: Wiktionary


De*ca"ni, a. Etym: [L., lit., of the dean.]

Definition: Used of the side of the choir on which the dean's stall is placed; decanal; -- correlative to cantoris; as, the decanal, or decani, side.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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