Difference between Dean and Doyen

What is the difference between Dean and Doyen?

Dean as a noun is a senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science) or have some other advisory or disciplinary function (for example, the dean of students) while Doyen as a noun is a commander in charge of ten men.

Dean

Part of speech: noun

Definition: a senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science) or have some other advisory or disciplinary function (for example, the dean of students) a dignitary or presiding officer in certain church bodies, especially an ecclesiastical dignitary, subordinate to a bishop, in charge of a chapter of canon the senior member of some group of people a hill (chiefly place names).

Doyen

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A commander in charge of ten men.The senior, or eldest male member of a group.A leading light, or exemplar of a particular practice or movement.

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