Dauphin definition

dôfĭn
The eldest son of the king of France from 1349 to 1830.
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Used as a title for such a nobleman.
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The heir to the French throne, usually the eldest son of the king: a title used from 1349 to 1830
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The eldest son of the king of France. Under the Valois and Bourbon dynasties, the Dauphin of France, generally shortened to Dauphin, was heir apparent to the throne of France. The title derived from the main title of the Dauphin, Dauphin of Viennois.
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(allegorical): An eldest son.
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A city in Manitoba.
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Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
dauphin
Plural:
dauphins

Origin of dauphin

  • Middle English from Old French title of the lords of Dauphiné from Dalphin, Dalfin a surname from dalfin dolphin (from the device on the family's coat of arms) dolphin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French dauphin, from Old French dalphin, from Latin delphinus.

    From Wiktionary

Dauphin Sentence Examples

  • The hilly regions of Limousin, Prigord and the Cvennes are the home of the chestnut, which in some places is still a staple food; walnuts grow on the lower levels of the central plateau and in lower Dauphin and Provence, figs and almonds in Provence, oranges and citrons on the Mediterranean coast, apricots in central France, the olive in Provcnce and the lower valleys of the Rhneand Durancc. Truffles arc found under Silk Cocoons.

  • It was he who effected a reconciliation between the king and the dauphin after the revolt of the latter.

  • In 1413 he resumed his role of mediator, and was for a short time tutor to the dauphin.

  • He left five sons, the eldest of whom was his successor in Saxony, Frederick Christian; and five daughters, one of whom was the wife of Louis, the dauphin of France, and mother of Louis XVI.

  • Louis Charles became dauphin on the death of his elder brother on the 4th of June 1789.

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