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decalitre
Decalogue
decameter
decametre
decametric
decamp
decanal
decane
decani
decanoic acid
decant
decanter
decapitate
decapod
decapsulate
decarbonate
decarbonize
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decani

de·ca·ni [ di káy n ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
on south side of church choir: relating to or sung by the half of a church choir that sits on the south side of the chancel.
See also  cantoris


[Mid-18th century. < late Latin, form of decanus (see dean), referring to the side of the church the dean usually sits on]
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