Noun
a man who is the senior member of a group
Source: WordNetLe Doyen de Badajoz. (Ed. 1818, Vol. III., p. 266). François Andrieux
he is the dean of foreign correspondents Source: Internet
For scientific purposes, after 1906, Doyen combined 15 of his films into three compilations, two of which survive, the six-film series Extirpation des tumeurs encapsulées (1906), and the four-film Les Opérations sur la cavité crânienne (1911). Source: Internet
Daly H, Doyen JT, and Purcell AH III (1998), Introduction to insect biology and diversity, 2nd edition. Source: Internet
Critic and doyen of arts, Johan Myburg said that culture and nature is combined in the Jozi Land Art and gives people the chance to celebrate the nature that sustains them. Source: Internet
McHenry Venaani, the opposition leader in neighboring Namibia, described Tsvangirai as a “doyen of democratization of Africa” who had “started a journey of a thousand miles into immortality.” Source: Internet