Dun·stan (d?n?st?n), Saint 909?-988. Anglo-Saxon prelate. As bishop of Worcester (957) and archbishop of Canterbury (960-978) he attempted to integrate the Danes and the English as a nation.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.Dunstan (?d?nst?n) n (Biography) Saint. ?909?988 ad, English prelate and statesman; archbishop of Canterbury (959?988). He revived monasticism in England on Benedictine lines and promoted education. Feast day: May 19Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014Dun?stan (?d?n st?n) n. Saint, A.D. c925?988, English archbishop of Canterbury 961?978. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.