Doyenne Definition

doi-ĕn, dwä-yĕn
noun
A doyen who is a woman.
Webster's New World
A woman who is the eldest or senior member of a group.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Doyenne

Noun

Singular:
doyenne
Plural:
doyennes

Origin of Doyenne

  • French feminine of doyen senior member doyen

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Borrowing from French.

    From Wiktionary

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