κοσμήτορας — meaning in English

English meaning

• dean noun A senior official at a university or college, often heading a faculty or overseeing student affairs.
• provost noun A senior official who heads a university, college, or cathedral chapter.

Senses

κοσμήτορας is used for these senses in English:

• dean A senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science) or have some other advisory or disciplinary function (for example, the dean of students).

dean — full definition

1. noun A senior official at a university or college, often heading a faculty or overseeing student affairs.
2. noun A senior clergy member in charge of a cathedral chapter, ranking below a bishop.
3. noun The most senior or longest-serving member of a group.

provost — full definition

1. noun A senior official who heads a university, college, or cathedral chapter.
2. noun A senior military police officer, as in "provost marshal."
3. noun Historically, a mayor or chief magistrate of a town, especially in Scotland.