doyen

doy·en

D0371800 (doi-ĕn′, doi′ən, dwä-yăN′)n. A man who is the eldest or senior member of a group.

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[Probably French, from Old French doien, from Late Latin decānus, chief of ten; see dean.]

doyen

(ˈdɔɪən; French dway) nthe 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

doy•en

(dɔɪˈɛn, ˈdɔɪ ən; Fr. dwaˈyɛ̃)

n., pl. doy•ens (dɔɪˈɛnz, ˈdɔɪ ɛnz; Fr. dwaˈyɛ̃) the senior member, as in age or experience, of a group, profession, etc. [1665–75; < French; Old French deien < Latin decānus dean]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

doyen - a man who is the senior member of a group; "he is the dean of foreign correspondents"deanelder, senior - a person who is older than you are

Translations

doyendecano