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See also: doyenné

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French doyenne.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛn

Noun

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doyenne (plural doyennes)

  1. A female doyen.
  2. 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.
  3. A woman who is highly experienced and knowledgeable in a particular field, subject, or line of work; expert

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French

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Etymology

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From doyen +‎ -enne.

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Noun

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doyenne f (plural doyennes, masculine doyen)

  1. female equivalent of doyen; the oldest woman
    Jeanne Calment, la doyenne de l’humanité.
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  2. (Canada, education) female dean at an educational establishment

Coordinate terms

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  • doyen (the oldest man)

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