n. The senior, or eldest female member of a group.
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n. a female doyen.
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n. a woman who is the senior member of a group
Word Usage
"Huffington Post's co-founder Arianna Huffington, is often described as the doyenne of the liberal political commentary in the United States and is a regular fixture on the cable TV news circuit opining on political news of the day."