dauphine
- noun
- /ˈdoʊfiːn/
- Archaic
:
delfina
- As the dauphine of France, she played a vital role in the royal court.
Examples
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Am I to be Austrian or the dauphine of France?
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And you must not reach for anything... ...for the handing of an item to the dauphine is a guarded privilege.
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To the dauphin and dauphine of France.
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You have entered on Austrian soil... ...you will exit on French as the dauphine of France.
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Has the dauphin deflowered the dauphine?
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That's the dauphine.
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The festivities celebrated the engagement of the dauphine to the heir apparent.
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During her time as dauphine, she focused on charitable works and education.
Synonyms
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4.8
A female royal who is next in line to the throne or the crown prince's wife
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dauphine is the feminine form of the French title dauphin, which means 'dolphin' and was used for the heir to the French throne. That's why the wife of the heir was called dauphine, because she was the female partner of the dauphin.