plebaan

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch plebaen, from Latin plebānus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pleːˈbaːn/

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• Hyphenation: ple‧baan
• Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

plebaan m (plural plebanen)

1. a priest (in the Roman Catholic Church or the Old Catholic Church) who serves the parish attached to a cathedral (in the bishop’s stead); dean