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doyen
[
doi-
en
,
doi
-
uh
n
;
Fr.
dw
a
-
ya
n
]
Origin
doy·en
/
dɔɪˈɛn
,
ˈdɔɪ
ən
;
Fr.
dwaˈyɛ̃
/
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[
doi-
en
,
doi
-
uh
n
;
Fr.
dw
a
-
ya
n
]
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noun,
plural
doy·ens
/
dɔɪˈɛnz
,
ˈdɔɪ
ɛnz
;
Fr.
dwaˈyɛ̃
/
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[
doi-
enz
,
doi
-enz
;
Fr.
dw
a
-
ya
n
]
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.
the senior member, as in age, rank, or experience, of a group, class, profession, etc.
Origin:
1665–75;
<
French;
Old French
deien
<
Latin
decānus
dean
1
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doyen
(ˈdɔɪən,
French
dway)
—
n
the senior member of a group, profession, or society
[C17: from French, from Late Latin
decānus
leader of a group of ten; see
dean
]
doyenne
—
fem n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
doyen
early 15c., from M.Fr. doyen "commander of ten," from O.Fr. deien (see
dean
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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