Doyen
Pronunciation : Doy`en"
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: Lit., a dean; the senior member of a body or group; as, the doyen of French physicians. "This doyen of newspapers." A. R. Colquhoun.
[F. See Dean.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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