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[ doi-en; French dwa-yen ] / dɔɪˈɛn; French dwaˈyɛn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR doyenne ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural doy·ennes [doi-enz; French dwa-yen]. /dɔɪˈɛnz; French dwaˈyɛn/. a woman who is the senior member, as in age or rank, of a group, class, profession, etc. Origin of doyenne1900–05; <French, feminine of doyendoyen usage note for doyenneSee -enne. Words nearby doyennedoxorubicin, doxy, doxycycline, doy, doyen, doyenne, Doyle, Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan, doyley, D'Oyly Carte, do you read me? Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for doyenneAs eight of her novels are republished, we salute a doyenne of literary fiction whose work juxtaposes tragedy and comedy. The Rediscovered Genius of Muriel Spark|Lucy Scholes|July 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST As Democratic doyenne Pamela Harriman once put it, "he's not entirely housebroken." A Dominant Diplomatic Force|Peter Beinart|December 14, 2010|DAILY BEAST This presents both a new work and pieces chosen from her 40-year career as the doyenne of performance art. Marina Abramovic's Full-Frontal Art|Anthony Haden-Guest|March 18, 2010|DAILY BEAST Not in 2005, when his mother, once the doyenne of Park Avenue, could by nearly all accounts no longer even remember his name. I Was an Astor Trial Juror|Philip Bump|October 9, 2009|DAILY BEAST
This week, Liz Smith, the doyenne of gossip columnists, was fired after more than 30 years of writing for New York newspapers. Long Live the Queen!|Lloyd Grove|February 25, 2009|DAILY BEAST Our "Doyenne," Countess Karolyi, was superb—also with magnificent jewels. Letters of a Diplomat's Wife|Mary King Waddington When I reached home I changed my dress and drove to the house of the "suffering" doyenne. The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912|Lillie DeHegermann-Lindencrone The doyenne stood by the door which led into the Throne Room through which she was to enter. The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912|Lillie DeHegermann-Lindencrone This one was a Doyenne du Comice, the most delicious kind of all. More Trivia|Logan Pearsall Smith She did not seem in the least surprised at seeing me alone; possibly the doyenne had written her own account of the headache. The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912|Lillie DeHegermann-Lindencrone
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