decanate

English

Of decan +‎ -ate. Attested from the 17th century.[1]

decanate (plural decanates)

(astrology) Face, one of three parts into which each zodiac sign is divided; a decan.
- 1852, William Lilly, An Introduction to Astrology‎, page 70:
  If any planet be in his decanate, or face, he has the least possible essential dignity
- 2007, Kris Brandt Riske, Llewellyn’s Complete Book of Astrology‎, page 31:
  Each 30° sign is divided into three 10° sections called decanates (figure 11 and chart 5).

From Medieval Latin decānātus, from Latin decānus. Compare dean.[2]

decanate (plural decanates)

(Anglicanism) A group of parishes over which a dean presides; a deanery.
- 1844, Rev. F.C. Ewald, “Bavaria”, in The Missionary Chronicle‎, page 18:

James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Decanate, n.¹”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume III (D–E), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.
James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Decanate, n.²”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume III (D–E), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.

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