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doyen [doy-en, doy-en] Noun the senior member of a group, profession, or society [French] doyenne How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Raffles regarded me with that tantalizing smile of his which might mean nothing, yet which often meant so much; and in a flash I was convinced that our most jealous enemy and dangerous rival, the doyen of an older school, had paid him yet another visit. Old Doyen, the sculptor, was the first to approach them. |
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n
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n, dwä-y
nus, chief of ten; see dean.]
doyen - a man who is the senior member of a group; "he is the dean of foreign correspondents"