dauphine

¹

[daw-feen, doh-feen]

noun

plural

dauphines 

1. the wife of a dauphin.

Dauphiné

²

[doh-fee-ney]

noun

1. a historical region and former province of SE France.

Dauphiné

¹

/ dofine /

noun

1. a former province of SE France: its rulers, the Counts of Vienne, assumed the title of dauphin; annexed to France in 1457

dauphine

²

/ dofin, ˈdɔːfiːn, ˈdɔːfɪnɪs, dɔːˈfiːn /

noun

1. French history the wife of a dauphin

Word History and Origins

Origin of dauphine¹

1860–65; < French; Middle French dalfine, feminine of dalphin dauphin