dauphiness
Americannoun
Gender
What's the difference between dauphiness and dauphin? See -ess.
Etymology
Origin of dauphiness
Example Sentences
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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 Rowlands, Walter
Care began to press heavily upon the brow of the dauphiness, and sorrow to spread its pallor over her cheek.
From Maria Antoinette Makers of History by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)
It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the Queen of France, then the dauphiness, at Versailles....
From The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 3 by Coleridge, Ernest Hartley
The unhappy dauphiness, who had long been immersed in the profoundest gloom, at last found a welcome retreat in the grave.
From Louis XIV. Makers of History Series by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)
Her husband's infatuation respecting Diana of Poitiers embittered her life when dauphiness, and compelled her as queen to tolerate the presence of the king's mistress, and pay her an insincere respect.
From History of the Rise of the Huguenots Vol. 1 by Baird, Henry Martyn
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