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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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
Abbé Edgeworth suggests that France is well supplied with dauphins also.
From Lazarre by Mary Hartwell Catherwood
We have had pretended dauphins, to add insult to exile.
From Lazarre by Mary Hartwell Catherwood
A certain Joseph Paulin figured in it—a strange person, who boasted of having received the son of Louis XVI at the door of the temple and, for this reason, was a partisan of two dauphins.
From The House of the Combrays by G. Le Notre
The town hall is a mainly modern building, constructed on the site of the palace of the dauphins, while the prefecture is entirely modern.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various
