‖n. [ F. See Dean. ] Lit., a dean; the senior member of a body or group; as, the doyen of French physicians. “This doyen of newspapers.” A. R. Colquhoun. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
[げんろう, genrou](n) (1) elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; authority; (2) Genro (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor); (P)#10410[Add to Longdo]