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doyen DOI-uhn noun the oldest or most senior member of a group; the leader of a group; the dean of a university 1907My Double LifeThe news was told us by Mother St. Alexis, the doyenne, the most aged member of the community, who was so tall, so thin, and so old that I never looked upon her as a human being or as a living being.1936The Island of SheepAnd there were dogs of every colour and age, from Stoddart's old patriarch Yarrow, who was the doyen of the tribe…1980Photo FinishHe approached the doyen of Australian music critics…Labels: John Buchan, Ngaio Marsh, Sarah Bernhardt
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