"doyen" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /dwa.jɛ̃/ Audio: Fr-doyen.ogg Forms: doyens [plural], doyenne [feminine]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French deien, from Late Latin decānus, from Latin decem. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|deien|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French deien, {{inh+|fr|fro|deien}} Inherited from Old French deien, {{inh|fr|LL.|decānus}} Late Latin decānus, {{inh|fr|la|decem}} Latin decem Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=+}} doyen m (plural doyens, feminine doyenne)
  1. (religion, university) dean Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Religion
    Sense id: en-doyen-fr-noun--Jdncmp4 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Topics: lifestyle, religion
  2. senior member, doyen Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-doyen-fr-noun-jwu9L201
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: décanal, décanat, dix

Inflected forms

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