approval If you refer to a woman as the doyenne of a group or profession, you mean that she is the oldest and most experienced and respected woman in it. the doyenne of British fashion. the oldest, most respected, or most experienced woman in a group doyenne of (doyen used for females)
approval If you refer to a man as the doyen of a group or profession, you mean that he is the oldest and most experienced and respected member of it. the doyen of political interviewers. the oldest, most respected, or most experienced member of a group doyen of (decanus; DEAN)
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[ doi-'(y)en, dwä-'yen ] (noun.) circa 1897. Borrowed from the French