Doyen

Doyen and doyenne surnames derived from the French word doyen (doyenne in the feminine grammatical gender), which is the term for dean, e.g., Dean (religion) and Dean (education).

In the English language, the meaning of doyen (and the less common doyenne) has extended from the French definition to also refer to any senior member of a group,[1] particularly one whose knowledge or abilities exceed those of other members.

People

gollark: What?
gollark: They can't raise money to fund capital things as easily.
gollark: What if *that* was also orchestrated as a distraction and/or to boost GameStop share prices‽
gollark: I think they were protesting about approximately that sort of thing.
gollark: ☭_irl

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