subdeˈcanal, a. rare.
[f. med.L. subdecānus subdean + -al1.]
Of or pertaining to a subdean or subdeanery.
| 1846 M{supc}Culloch Acc. Brit. Empire (1854) II. 186 There are also Peculiars of various descriptions in most dioceses,..royal, archiepiscopal, episcopal, decanal, sub-decanal, prebendal, rectorial, and vicarial. |