August 30, 2000
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Unexpectedly, as if by magic, a clarification regarding a previous post arrived this very afternoon. The contents of this missive, accurate and polite, were apparently delivered with great care by the mail doyen.
Subject: DoyenDate: 30/08/2000 04:37 PMFrom: Joshua BentonTo: Grant Hutchinson Grant: I enjoy the blog. I just thought I’d point out that you’re confusing “doyen,” which is the male form, with “doyenne,” the female form. The female is the much more commonly used, but the “doyen” form is used every so often (and more often lately, I’ll agree). According to Dictionary.com: doy·en (doi-n, doin, dwä-y) n.A man who is the eldest or senior member of a group.doy·enne (doi-n, dwä-yn) n.A woman who is the eldest or senior member of a group.
Thanks for the elucidation. I think my slight misinterpretation was due to the fact that I’ve been frequenting an obviously substandard online resource which apparently only offers a single, gender-neutral definition of the word.
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