dauphine

[daw-feen; French doh-feen]

noun, plural dau·phines

[daw-feenz; French doh-feen] /ˈdɔ finz; French doʊˈfin/.

the wife of a dauphin.

Also dauphiness.

Origin of dauphine

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

Dauphiné

[doh-fee-ney]

noun

a historical region and former province of SE France.

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Examples from the Web for dauphine

Historical Examples of dauphine

The young Dauphine had neither the desire, nor the patience, nor, the tact.
The Memoirs of Madame de Montespan, Complete
Madame La Marquise De Montespan
She was as jealous of the Dauphine as a lover is of his mistress.
The Memoirs of the Louis XIV. and The Regency, Complete
Elizabeth-Charlotte, Duchesse d'Orleans
The Dauphine was not backward in repeating this word for word.
The Memoirs of the Louis XIV. and The Regency, Complete
Elizabeth-Charlotte, Duchesse d'Orleans
He said that the Dauphine would not come, it not being her hour.
The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete
Duc de Saint-Simon
He rejoined at that, moment the Dauphine, and they set off for Saint-Germain.
The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete
Duc de Saint-Simon

British Dictionary definitions for dauphine

dauphine

dauphiness (ˈdɔːfɪnɪs)

noun

French history the wife of a dauphin

Dauphiné

noun

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

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