doyenne
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See also: doyenné
English[edit]
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Noun[edit]
doyenne (plural doyennes)
- A female doyen.
- 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".
- A woman who is highly experienced and knowledgeable in a particular field, subject, or line of work; expert
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Translations[edit]
female doyen
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French[edit]
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Noun[edit]
doyenne f (plural doyennes)
- the oldest woman
- Jeanne Calment, la doyenne de l'humanité.
- a female dean at an educational establishment (Canada)
Related terms[edit]
- doyen (the oldest man)
References[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “doyenne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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