how to pronounce doyenne

/dwa.jɛn/

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doyenne is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of doyenne in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… jeannette est la doyenne du béguinage de …”

meanings of doyenne

noun:

The oldest woman.
A female dean at an educational establishment.

doyenne frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word doyenne occurs in french on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.