DOYEN


Meaning of DOYEN in English

/doy en", doy"euhn/ ; Fr. /dwann yaonn"/ , n. , pl. doyens /doy enz", doy"enz/ ; Fr. /dwann yaonn"/ .

the senior member, as in age, rank, or experience, of a group, class, profession, etc.

[ 1665-75; deien decanus DEAN 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .