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"An official who acts as deputy to a dean; especially a deputy to the chief resident cleric of a collegiate church", Late Middle English; earliest use found in William Langland (c1325–c1390), poet. Partly (i) from Anglo-Norman souzdean and Middle French soubdean.[subdean etymology, subdean origin, 英语词源]