dauphiness
Americannoun
Gender
What's the difference between dauphiness and dauphin? See -ess.
Etymology
Origin of dauphiness
Example Sentences
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Upon the death of the queen the dauphiness was raised to the first rank at court.
From Louis XIV. Makers of History Series by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
The dauphin, the dauphiness, and their eldest child were all dead.
From A Short History of France by Mary Platt Parmele
Gluck, however, supported by the protection of the dauphiness, made short work of those who held back.
From Among the Great Masters of Music Scenes in the Lives of Famous Musicians by Walter Rowlands
He had many children; one of his daughters became dauphiness of France, and another duchess of Brittany.
From A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance by Jean Jules Jusserand
In anticipation of the marriage, a lady, Madame de Maintenon, whose name henceforth became inseparably connected with that of Louis XIV., was appointed to the distinguished post of "mistress of the robes" to the dauphiness.
From Louis XIV. Makers of History Series by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
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