doyenne
See also: doyenné
English
editEtymology
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editNoun
editdoyenne (plural doyennes)
- A female doyen.
- The senior or eldest female member of a group, especially one who is most or highly respected.
- Helen Thomas is frequently referred to as "the doyenne of the White House press corps".
- 1997 August 5, Craig R. Whitney, “Jeanne Calment, World's Elder, Dies at 122”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
- The French, who celebrated her as the doyenne of humanity, had their own theories about why she lived so long, noting that she used to eat more than two pounds of chocolate a week and treat her skin with olive oil, rode a bicycle until she was 100, and only quit smoking five years ago.
- A woman who is highly experienced and knowledgeable in a particular field, subject, or line of work; expert
Synonyms
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editfemale doyen
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French
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editdoyenne f (plural doyennes, masculine doyen)
- female equivalent of doyen; the oldest woman
- Jeanne Calment, la doyenne de l’humanité.
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- 1949 [1946], Jacques Prévert, “Événements”, in Paroles [Words], Éditions Gallimard, page 54:
- puis elles s’approchent de la flaque / de la grande flaque de sang / mais la doyenne des mouches leur dit / Halte là mes enfants
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (Canada, education) female dean at an educational establishment
Coordinate terms
edit- doyen (“the oldest man”)
References
editFurther reading
edit- “doyenne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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