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doyen

UK/ˈdɔɪ.ən/ US/dɔɪˈɛn/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

a man who is the senior member of a group

  • “he is the dean of foreign correspondents”
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Origin

Borrowed from French doyen, from Late Latin decānus, from Latin decem. Compare the doublet dean.

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