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Definition of Dauphin
1. Noun. Formerly, the eldest son of the King of France and direct heir to the throne.
Definition of Dauphin
1. n. The title of the eldest son of the king of France, and heir to the crown. Since the revolution of 1830, the title has been discontinued.
Definition of Dauphin
1. Noun. The eldest son of the king of France. Under the Valois and Bourbon dynasties, the Dauphin of France, generally shortened to Dauphin, was heir apparent to the throne of France. The title derived from the main title of the Dauphin, Dauphin of Viennois. ¹
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Definition of Dauphin
1. the eldest son of a French king [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dauphin
Literary usage of Dauphin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet: Containing an Account of the by Enguerrand de Monstrelet (1853)
"The three above-mentioned warders of the queen had been appointed by those who
governed the king and the dauphin, to prevent her from intriguing or plotting ..."
2. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner, Hamilton Wright Mabie, Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle, George H Warner (1902)
"In his lace crib is the little dauphin, whiter than the cushions on which he ...
They think he is sleeping; but no, the little dauphin does not sleep. ..."
3. The Cambridge Modern History by Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1904)
"Imprisonment and death of Louis the dauphin [1794-5 to absolute neglect ...
On June 10 the long sufferings were mercifully ended ; the dauphin passed away, ..."
4. The Beginnings of Modern Europe (1250-1450) by Ephraim Emerton (1917)
"The dauphin had signed the ordinance; the king forbade the payment of taxes
imposed by Murder of t'le Estates- The dauphin withdrew the king's prohi- Royal ..."
5. The Historians' History of the World: A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise by Henry Smith Williams (1907)
"The dauphin was all in all for a few days ; but a quarrel arising between the duke
... The duke saw in the dauphin one who might take his son's part against ..."
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