dauphiness

[ daw-fi-nis ]

noun

1. dauphine.

Gender Note

What's the difference between dauphiness and dauphin? See -ess.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dauphiness¹

1540–50; earlier daulphiness. See dauphin, -ess

Example Sentences

Madame de Montespan was visited less and less, and Louis passed hours every day in the apartments of the dauphiness, where he found also her lady of the bed-chamber.

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At length, in 1680, the dauphin espoused the daughter of the Elector of Bavaria, and Louis, anxious to retain Madame de Maintenon in the service of the court, made her lady of the bed-chamber to the dauphiness.

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The dauphiness requested her to accept the place of lady of honor, but she steadily refused.

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The dauphiness, on the other hand, neglected by her dissolute husband, made Madame de Maintenon her friend, and found consolation in pouring her troubles into her ear, and listening in return to her sage and tender counsels.

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Marie Antoinette, the Dauphiness, were forced to abase themselves before this vulgarian woman whom they loathed.

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