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• dauphine
  dauphine

  noun

  the wife of a dauphin.
• Dauphiné
  Dauphiné

  noun

  a historical region and former province of SE France.

dauphine

¹ American  

[daw-feen, doh-feen] / ˈdɔ fin, doʊˈfin /

noun

dauphines plural

1. the wife of a dauphin.

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Dauphiné ² American  

[doh-fee-ney] / doʊ fiˈneɪ /

noun

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

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Dauphiné ¹ British  

/ 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

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dauphine ² British  

/ dofin, ˈdɔːfiːn, ˈdɔːfɪnɪs, dɔːˈfiːn /

noun

1. French history the wife of a dauphin

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• dauphines
  plural

Etymology

Origin of dauphine

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

Example Sentences

That is the first sight Friedrich has of "LA DAUPHINE," as the Versailles people call this Bellona, come to "deliver Saxony;" and she is considerably coyer than had been expected.

From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 18 by Carlyle, Thomas

The Action of the Play is entirely One: the end or aim of which, is the settling MQROSE's estate on DAUPHINE.

From An English Garner Critical Essays & Literary Fragments by Arber, Thomas Seccombe, Professor

This day was that designed by DAUPHINE, for the settling of his uncle's estate upon him: which to compass, he contrives to marry him.

From An English Garner Critical Essays & Literary Fragments by Arber, Thomas Seccombe, Professor