dauphin
noun
the eldest son of a king of France, used as a title from 1349 to 1830.
dauphins
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pluralof dauphin.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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They are brought up like young dauphins, and tossed into the costly whirl to float as best they can—on nothing.
From Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida Selected from the Works of Ouida by Ouida
It has thus been conjectured by some that the dauphins of Vienne derived their title from Teutonic sources through Germany.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various
From that time the eldest sons of the kings of France were always either actual or titular dauphins of the Viennois.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various
"If he had brothers were they dauphins too?"
From Lazarre by Mary Hartwell Catherwood
It long formed part of Provence, but in 1232 most of the region passed by marriage to the dauphins of Viennois.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various
