doyenne
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Many of them were barely in school when the doyenne of Paris fashion took over menswear at Hermes in 1988 with instructions from then company boss Jean-Louis Dumas to run it "like your small company".
From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026
Surely some people will recoil at my likening Meghan’s efforts to those of Queen Martha, doyenne of gracious living and doing everything yourself.
From Salon • Aug. 27, 2025
In the new, ’60s-set comedy series, Martin plays Robert Diaz, a Korean War veteran who works as the eagle-eyed employee of the show’s exclusive country club and the caretaker of Burnett’s high-society doyenne, Norma Dellacorte.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2024
Dubbed "the doyenne of dinosaur discovery," Lowery has found hundreds of bones and more than 100 dinosaur footprints.
From Science Daily • Nov. 16, 2023
Madame la doyenne was so overcome that for a moment speech left her.
From The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 by Hegermann-Lindencrone, L. de (Lillie de)
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English Words Derived from French, List 11
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