DOYENNE


Meaning of DOYENNE in English

/ dɔɪˈen; NAmE / noun

the most respected or most experienced woman member of a group or profession :

Martha Graham, the doyenne of American modern dance

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: from French , feminine of doyen from Old French deien , from late Latin decanus chief of a group of ten, from decem ten.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.