dauphine
the wife of a dauphin.
Origin of dauphine
1- Also dauphiness.
Words Nearby dauphine
Other definitions for Dauphiné (2 of 2)
a historical region and former province of SE France.
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How to use dauphine in a sentence
A vast and enthusiastic audience thronged, with joyous clatter, through narrow Rues Mazarine and dauphine, coming from the river.
The Stones of Paris in History and Letters, Volume I (of 2) | Benjamin Ellis MartinThey say that Charles X. is much broken, and the dauphine is aged and very thin and nervous, always in tears.
Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino v.1/3, 1831-1835 | Dorothy Duchesse de DinoShe was lady-in-waiting to Madame la dauphine, whom she followed into exile.
Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino v.1/3, 1831-1835 | Dorothy Duchesse de Dinodauphine therefore is not altogether so naughty as this Author represents him.
A Short View of the Immorality, and Profaneness of the English Stage | Jeremy CollierBut as soon as Ambroisine had a moment to herself, she hastened to Rue dauphine, to exchange a clasp of the hand with her friend.
The Bath Keepers, v.1 (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume VII) | Charles Paul de Kock
British Dictionary definitions for dauphine (1 of 2)
dauphiness (ˈdɔːfɪnɪs)
/ (ˈdɔːfiːn, dɔːˈfiːn, French dofin) /
French history the wife of a dauphin
British Dictionary definitions for Dauphiné (2 of 2)
/ (French dofine) /
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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