dauphine

¹

[ daw-feen; French doh-feen ]

noun

, plural dau·phines [daw, -feenz, doh-, feen].

1. the wife of a dauphin.

Dauphiné

²

[ doh-fee-ney ]

noun

1. a historical region and former province of SE France.

Dauphiné

¹

/ dofine /

noun

1. a former province of SE France: its rulers, the Counts of Vienne, assumed the title of dauphin; annexed to France in 1457

dauphine

²

/ dofin; ˈdɔːfiːn; dɔːˈfiːn; ˈdɔːfɪnɪs /

noun

1. French history the wife of a dauphin

Word History and Origins

Origin of dauphine¹

1860–65; < French; Middle French dalfine, feminine of dalphin dauphin

Example Sentences

A vast and enthusiastic audience thronged, with joyous clatter, through narrow Rues Mazarine and Dauphine, coming from the river.

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They say that Charles X. is much broken, and the Dauphine is aged and very thin and nervous, always in tears.

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She was lady-in-waiting to Madame la Dauphine, whom she followed into exile.

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Dauphine therefore is not altogether so naughty as this Author represents him.

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But as soon as Ambroisine had a moment to herself, she hastened to Rue Dauphine, to exchange a clasp of the hand with her friend.

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