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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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
We have had pretended dauphins, to add insult to exile.
From Lazarre by Mary Hartwell Catherwood
This explains the incredible number of false dauphins who have appeared.'
From Tales for Young and Old by Various
These are but a few of the numerous sham dauphins who have at various times appeared.
From Celebrated Claimants from Perkin Warbeck to Arthur Orton by Anonymous
It was in the Castle of Vizille, a former residence of the dauphins, that the three orders of Dauphiny met, closely united together in wise and patriotic accord.
From A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 by Robert Black
