"doyenne" meaning in All languages combined

See doyenne on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-doyenne.wav Forms: doyennes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛn Etymology: Borrowed from French doyenne. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|doyenne}} French doyenne Head templates: {{en-noun}} doyenne (plural doyennes)
  1. A female doyen. Categories (topical): People Translations (female doyen): doyenne [feminine] (French), специали́стка (specialístka) [feminine] (Russian), профессиона́лка (professionálka) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-doyenne-en-noun-Lv9R6zC7 Disambiguation of People: 49 12 39 Disambiguation of 'female doyen': 80 18 1
  2. The senior or eldest female member of a group, especially one who is most or highly respected.
    Sense id: en-doyenne-en-noun-Hiwiv0yZ
  3. A woman who is highly experienced and knowledgeable in a particular field, subject, or line of work; expert Categories (topical): Leaders
    Sense id: en-doyenne-en-noun-fkGDjOjc Disambiguation of Leaders: 38 10 52 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 7 92 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 11 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 6 64 6 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 4 76 4 14 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 5 13 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 5 10 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: grande dame Translations (oldest female in group): doyenne [feminine] (French)
Disambiguation of 'oldest female in group': 49 46 5

Noun [French]

IPA: /dwa.jɛn/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-doyenne.wav Forms: doyennes [plural], doyen [masculine]
Rhymes: -ɛn Etymology: From doyen + -enne. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|doyen|-enne|id2=female}} doyen + -enne Head templates: {{fr-noun|f|m=doyen}} doyenne f (plural doyennes, masculine doyen)
  1. female equivalent of doyen; the oldest woman Tags: feminine, form-of Form of: doyen (extra: the oldest woman)
    Sense id: en-doyenne-fr-noun-jDyu5-jQ Categories (other): French terms suffixed with -enne (female) Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -enne (female): 46 54
  2. (Canada, education) female dean at an educational establishment Tags: Canada, feminine Categories (topical): Education
    Sense id: en-doyenne-fr-noun-FvyNgi3b Categories (other): Canadian French, French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -enne (female) Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -enne (female): 46 54 Topics: education
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: doyen (english: the oldest man)

Inflected forms

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