rurality
         n 1: a rural characteristic or trait; "a place with the rurality
               of a turnip field" [syn: {rurality}, {ruralism}]

English Dictionary: Rohrhalterungen	by the DICT Development Group
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dean \Dean\, n. [OE. dene, deene, OF. deien, dien, F. doyen,       eldest of a corporation, a dean, L. decanus the chief of ten,       one set over ten persons, e. g., over soldiers or over monks,       from decem ten. See {Ten}, and cf. {Decemvir}.]       1. A dignitary or presiding officer in certain ecclesiastical             and lay bodies; esp., an ecclesiastical dignitary,             subordinate to a bishop.          {Dean of cathedral church}, the chief officer of a chapter;             he is an ecclesiastical magistrate next in degree to             bishop, and has immediate charge of the cathedral and its             estates.          {Dean of peculiars}, a dean holding a preferment which has             some peculiarity relative to spiritual superiors and the             jurisdiction exercised in it. [Eng.]          {Rural dean}, one having, under the bishop, the especial care             and inspection of the clergy within certain parishes or             districts of the diocese.          2. The collegiate officer in the universities of Oxford and             Cambridge, England, who, besides other duties, has regard             to the moral condition of the college. --Shipley.          3. The head or presiding officer in the faculty of some             colleges or universities.          4. A registrar or secretary of the faculty in a department of             a college, as in a medical, or theological, or scientific             department. [U.S.]          5. The chief or senior of a company on occasion of ceremony;             as, the dean of the diplomatic corps; -- so called by             courtesy.          {Cardinal dean}, the senior cardinal bishop of the college of             cardinals at Rome. --Shipley.          {Dean and chapter}, the legal corporation and governing body             of a cathedral. It consists of the dean, who is chief, and             his canons or prebendaries.          {Dean of arches}, the lay judge of the court of arches.          {Dean of faculty}, the president of an incorporation or             barristers; specifically, the president of the             incorporation of advocates in Edinburgh.          {Dean of guild}, a magistrate of Scotch burghs, formerly, and             still, in some burghs, chosen by the Guildry, whose duty             is to superintend the erection of new buildings and see             that they conform to the law.          {Dean of a monastery}, {Monastic dean}, a monastic superior             over ten monks.          {Dean's stall}. See {Decanal stall}, under {Decanal}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rural \Ru"ral\, a. [F., fr. L. ruralis, fr. rus, ruris, the       country. Cf. {Room} space, {Rustic}.]       1. Of or pertaining to the country, as distinguished from a             city or town; living in the country; suitable for, or             resembling, the country; rustic; as, rural scenes; a rural             prospect.                         Here is a rural fellow; . . . He brings you figs.                                                                               --Shak.          2. Of or pertaining to agriculture; as, rural economy.          {Rural dean}. (Eccl.) See under {Dean}.          {Rural deanery} (Eccl.), the state, office, or residence, of             a rural dean.          Syn: Rustic.          Usage: {Rural}, {Rustic}. Rural refers to the country itself;                   as, rural scenes, prospects, delights, etc. Rustic                   refers to the character, condition, taste, etc., of                   the original inhabitants of the country, who were                   generally uncultivated and rude; as, rustic manners; a                   rustic dress; a rustic bridge; rustic architecture,                   etc.                               We turn To where the silver Thames first rural                            grows.                                          --Thomson.                               Lay bashfulness, that rustic virtue, by; To                            manly confidence thy throughts apply. --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rural \Ru"ral\, a. [F., fr. L. ruralis, fr. rus, ruris, the       country. Cf. {Room} space, {Rustic}.]       1. Of or pertaining to the country, as distinguished from a             city or town; living in the country; suitable for, or             resembling, the country; rustic; as, rural scenes; a rural             prospect.                         Here is a rural fellow; . . . He brings you figs.                                                                               --Shak.          2. Of or pertaining to agriculture; as, rural economy.          {Rural dean}. (Eccl.) See under {Dean}.          {Rural deanery} (Eccl.), the state, office, or residence, of             a rural dean.          Syn: Rustic.          Usage: {Rural}, {Rustic}. Rural refers to the country itself;                   as, rural scenes, prospects, delights, etc. Rustic                   refers to the character, condition, taste, etc., of                   the original inhabitants of the country, who were                   generally uncultivated and rude; as, rustic manners; a                   rustic dress; a rustic bridge; rustic architecture,                   etc.                               We turn To where the silver Thames first rural                            grows.                                          --Thomson.                               Lay bashfulness, that rustic virtue, by; To                            manly confidence thy throughts apply. --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rurality \Ru*ral"i*ty\, n.; pl. -{ties}. [Cf. LL. ruralitas.]       1. The quality or state of being rural.          2. A rural place. [bd]Leafy ruralities.[b8] --Carlyle.