US /ˈdɔɪ.ən/ UK /ˈdɔɪ.ən/
noun Freq #156060

Meanings

  1. 1
    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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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.

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