Associations to the word «Doyen»
Noun
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Wiktionary
DOYEN, noun. (obsolete) A commander in charge of ten men.
DOYEN, noun. The senior, or eldest male member of a group.
DOYEN, noun. (colloquial) A leading light, or exemplar of a particular practice or movement.
Dictionary definition
DOYEN, noun. A man who is the senior member of a group; "he is the dean of foreign correspondents".
Wise words
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.