dauphin
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- noun
- /ˈdoʊfɪn/
- Literature
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delfín
- As applied both in Telemaque and in the education of the duc de Bourgogne—who, after his father, the grand dauphin, was in a direct line to inherit the throne—this method was seen as the key to the success of Fenelon's educational principles.
Examples
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The dauphin was trained from a young age to become the future king of France.
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In her New Yorker piece on American children, Elizabeth Kolbert points out that "With the exception of the imperial offspring of the Ming dynasty and the dauphins of pre-Revolutionary France, contemporary American kids may represent the most indulged young people in the history of the world."
Blog text (2) -
May I present the dauphin of France.
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You are the mother of a dauphin.
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How is your grandson, the dauphin?
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To the dauphin and dauphine of France.
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I was just trying to be a nice wife for the dauphin's hunt.
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The dauphin of France.
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The Scots turned to the French in order to preserve their liberty and even agreed to the marriage of Mary to the dauphin, thereby sacrificing their queen to avoid English control.
Academic text (2006) -
Historically, the dauphin held a special status as the direct heir to the French throne.
Synonyms
A person who will become king of France after the current king
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dauphin comes from a French title that used the word dauphin meaning 'dolphin' because a powerful noble family had a dolphin on their coat of arms, and that title later became the name for the king's eldest son and heir.