DOYENNE


Meaning of DOYENNE in English

(~s)

If you refer to a woman as the ~ of a group or profession, you mean that she is the oldest and most experienced and respected woman in it. (FORMAL)

...the ~ of British fashion.

N-COUNT: usu sing, usu the N of n approval

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