doyen C2 Topic:People & Society US /ˈdɔɪ.ən/ UK /ˈdɔɪ.ən/ See IPA manual Freq #156060 Meanings 1 noun a man who is the senior member of a group As the doyen of the faculty, she opened the ceremony. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a man who is the senior... dean Word family Related forms deandoyenne Etymology Borrowed from French doyen, from Late Latin decānus, from Latin decem. Compare the doublet dean. Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # doyen **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈdɔɪ.ən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdɔɪ.ən/ **Frequency rank:** 156060 ## Meanings 1. a man who is the senior member of a group ## Examples - As the doyen of the faculty, she opened the ceremony. ## Synonyms - dean ## Related Forms - dean - doyenne ## Etymology Borrowed from French doyen, from Late Latin decānus, from Latin decem. Compare the doublet dean. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown