Masculine

doyen

  1. (masculine) dean
  2. (masculine) doyen (senior member)

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dwa.jɛ̃/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old French deien, from Late Latin decānus, from Latin decem.

doyen

old person

oldest person

James Dean

James Byron Dean

chairman by seniority

doyen d'âge

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