DOYEN

dean, doyen

(noun) a man who is the senior member of a group; “he is the dean of foreign correspondents”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

doyen (plural doyens)

(obsolete) A commander in charge of ten men.

The senior, or eldest male member of a group.

(colloquial) A leading light, or exemplar of a particular practice or movement.

• Doney, doney, noyed

Source: Wiktionary

Doy`en", n. [F. See Dean.]

Definition: Lit., a dean; the senior member of a body or group; as, the doyen of French physicians. "This doyen of newspapers." A. R. Colquhoun.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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