"doyenne" meaning in French

See doyenne in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /dwa.jɛn/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-doyenne.wav [France, Toulouse], LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-doyenne.wav [France, Lyon], LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-doyenne.wav [France] (note: Somain) Forms: doyennes [plural], doyen [masculine]
Rhymes: -ɛn Etymology: From doyen + -enne. Etymology templates: {{ety|fr|:af|doyen|-enne}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-nos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ānos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ānus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "id" : "nominal", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "nominal", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "collective nouns", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "collective nouns", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-h₂", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-eh₂", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ā", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-a", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-āna", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "-enne", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "doyenne", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" }" data-lang="fr" data-title="doyenne">, {{af|fr|doyen|-enne}} 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-jcqIrbSW Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 51 49
  2. (Canada, education) female dean at an educational establishment Tags: Canada, feminine
    Sense id: en-doyenne-fr-noun-FvyNgi3b Categories (other): Canadian French, Education, French entries referencing missing etymons, French entries with etymon, French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -enne Disambiguation of French entries referencing missing etymons: 35 65 Disambiguation of French entries with etymon: 30 70 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -enne: 32 68 Topics: education
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: doyen (english: the oldest man)

Inflected forms

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