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doy·en 
[doi-en, doi-uhn; Fr. dwa-yan] Pronunciation Key
[doi-en, doi-uhn; Fr. dwa-yan] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural doy·ens
[doi-enz, doi-enz; Fr. dwa-yan] Pronunciation Key.
[doi-enz, doi-enz; Fr. dwa-yan] Pronunciation Key. | the senior member, as in age, rank, or experience, of a group, class, profession, etc. |
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(doi-ěn', doi'ən, dwä-yāɴ') Pronunciation Key
n. A man who is the eldest or senior member of a group. [Probably French, from Old French doien, from Late Latin decānus, chief of ten; see dean.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
doyen
doyen
1422, from M.Fr. doyen "commander of ten," from O.Fr. deien (see dean). Fem. form doyenne is attested from 1905.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| doyen | |
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| a man who is the senior member of a group; "he is the dean of foreign correspondents" [syn: dean] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Doyen
Doy`en"\, n. [F. See Dean.] Lit., a dean; the senior member of a body or group; as, the doyen of French physicians. "This doyen of newspapers." --A. R. Colquhoun.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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