dauphiness
Americannoun
Gender
What's the difference between dauphiness and dauphin? See -ess.
Etymology
Origin of dauphiness
Example Sentences
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Angélique! do not forget to compliment Monseigneur the bishop on the dignity I have conferred upon him, of almoner to the dauphiness.
From Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection by Landor, Walter Savage
The birth of an heir to the crown added much to the personal importance of the dauphiness.
From Louis XIV. Makers of History Series by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)
Then came the laying of the cornerstone, which duty was performed by the dauphin and dauphiness.
From Lippincott's Magazine, December 1878 by Various
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 Jusserand, Jean Jules
To Maria Antoinette it was, however, excessively annoying, and though she submitted to it while she was dauphiness, as soon as she ascended the throne she discontinued the practice.
From Maria Antoinette Makers of History by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)
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