dauphine
[daw-feen; French doh-feen]
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noun, plural dau·phines [daw-feenz; French doh-feen] /ˈdɔ finz; French doʊˈfin/.
the wife of a dauphin.
Also dauphiness.
Origin of dauphine
Dauphiné
[doh-fee-ney]
noun
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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, CompleteMadame 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, CompleteElizabeth-Charlotte, Duchesse d'Orleans
The Dauphine was not backward in repeating this word for word.
The Memoirs of the Louis XIV. and The Regency, CompleteElizabeth-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, CompleteDuc 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, CompleteDuc de Saint-Simon
dauphine
dauphiness (ˈdɔːfɪnɪs)
noun
Dauphiné
noun
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