| Word | doyenne |
|---|---|
| Definition | n. The most senior woman in a field (cf. the masculine version doyen). |
| Sentence | In the 2006 movie The Devil Wears Prada, fashion doyenne Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) thinks nothing of officiously assigning purely personal chores to her assistant Andrea Sachs (Anne Hathaway). |
| Source | Shadow Work, Craig Lambert |
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