Meanings
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noun
a man who is the senior member of a group
As the doyen of the faculty, she opened the ceremony.
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Etymology
Borrowed from French doyen, from Late Latin decānus, from Latin decem. Compare the doublet dean.
a man who is the senior member of a group
As the doyen of the faculty, she opened the ceremony.
Borrowed from French doyen, from Late Latin decānus, from Latin decem. Compare the doublet dean.
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