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Doyen   /dˈɔɪɪn/   Listen
Doyen

noun
1.
A man who is the senior member of a group.  Synonym: dean.





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"Doyen" Quotes from Famous Books



... drawn up requesting the doyen of the Diplomatic Corps to fix a day to receive the Chinese Plenipotentiaries, who "were ready to begin negotiations and had prepared a proposal for discussion," which they enclosed. A bold stroke this, and rather a surprise to the diplomats, who marvelled that the Chinese—injuring ...
— Sir Robert Hart - The Romance of a Great Career, 2nd Edition • Juliet Bredon


Words linked to "Doyen" :   dean, senior, elder


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