dauphiness
Americannoun
Gender
What's the difference between dauphiness and dauphin? See -ess.
Etymology
Origin of dauphiness
Example Sentences
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It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the Queen of France, then the dauphiness, at Versailles....
From The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 3 by Coleridge, Ernest Hartley
The sweetness, the tact, the rare faculties of the dauphiness had triumphed over all obstacles.
From A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 by Black, Robert
The dauphiness requested her to accept the place of lady of honor, but she steadily refused.
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.
The dauphin and dauphiness immediately sent their whole income for the year to the unfortunate relatives of those who had perished on that disastrous day.
From Maria Antoinette Makers of History by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)
Upon the death of the queen the dauphiness was raised to the first rank at court.
From Louis XIV. Makers of History Series by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)
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