Doyen Definition

doi-ĕn, doiən, dwä-yăɴ
doyens
noun
doyens
The senior member of a group, esp. one regarded as an authority because of superior knowledge and long experience.
Webster's New World

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

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Noun

Singular:
doyen
Plural:
doyens

Origin of Doyen

  • Probably French from Old French doien from Late Latin decānus chief of ten dean

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French doyen, from Latin decānus from Greek δεκανός. Compare dean.

    From Wiktionary

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