doyenne

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doyenne

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Borrowed from French doyenne.

noun doyennes

A female doyen.
The senior or eldest female member of a group, especially one who is most or highly respected. Helen Thomas is frequently referred to as "the doyenne of the White House press corps".
A woman who is highly experienced and knowledgeable in a particular field, subject, or line of work; expert.

Similar: grande dame

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noun

Similar: grande dame

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noun oldest female in group

Français	doyenne

noun female doyen

Français	doyenne
Русский	специали́стка specialístka, профессиона́лка professionálka

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@misc{doyenne_2026,
  title = {doyenne},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/doyenne},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}