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dauphin Definition

dau·phin (dô′fin, dō′-; Fr dō fan′)

noun

the eldest son of the king of France: a title used from 1349 to 1830

Etymology: Fr, lit., dolphin: used as a proper name by the counts of Vienne, and hence as a title by the oldest son of the king after the province of Dauphiné was ceded to the crown

dauphin Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • marry: In 1558, she married the French dauphin who became King Francois II of France a little over a year later.

Adjective modifier

  • French: In 1558, she married the French dauphin who became King Francois II of France a little over a year later.
dauphin Quotes

I caught this morning morning's minion, kingdom of Daylight's dauphin, dapple-dawn-drawn Falcon.

—Hopkins, SirAnthony