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doyen

[ doi-en, doi-uhn; French dwa-yan ]

noun

, plural doy·ens [doi-, enz, doi, -enz, dw, a, -, yan].
  1. the senior member, as in age, rank, or experience, of a group, class, profession, etc.


doyen

/ dway; dɔɪˈɛn; ˈdɔɪən; dwajɛn /

noun

  1. the senior member of a group, profession, or society


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Derived Forms

  • doyenne, noun:feminine

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Word History and Origins

Origin of doyen1

1665–75; < French; Old French deien < Latin decānus dean

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Word History and Origins

Origin of doyen1

C17: from French, from Late Latin decānus leader of a group of ten; see dean

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Example Sentences

The WPP owned GroupM, the largest media buying agency, produces forecasts are often seen as a doyen for the rest of the industry.

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From dropping out of school at the age of 15 to becoming the doyen of data science at the University of California, Berkeley, Chayes has had quite the career path.

It is therefore the doyen par excellence, and its rules and orders as carried out in its early days are original and entertaining.

The senior member or doyen of a society is often called the father.

François Verbeek became master workman in 1531, and finally doyen of the craft.

There were many duties that fell to the village elder (doyen), especially in troubled times.

And he held out the fish and Kenneth found himself face to face with the Doyen Carp.

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