doyen

Meaning

Noun

A commander in charge of ten men.
The senior, or eldest male member of a group.
A leading light, or exemplar of a particular practice or movement.

Origin

Borrowed from French doyen, from Late Latin decānus, from Latin decem. Compare the doublet dean.

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