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dau·phin

 (dô′fĭn)
n.
1. The eldest son of the king of France from 1349 to 1830.
2. Used as a title for such a nobleman.

[Middle English, from Old French, title of the lords of Dauphiné, from Dalphin, Dalfin, a surname, from dalfin, dolphin (from the device on the family's coat of arms); see dolphin.]
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dauphin

(ˈdɔːfɪn; dɔːˈfɪn; French dofɛ̃)
n
(Historical Terms) (1349–1830) the title of the direct heir to the French throne; the eldest son of the king of France
[C15: from Old French: originally a family name; adopted as a title by the Counts of Vienne and later by the French crown princes]
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dau•phin

(ˈdɔ fɪn, doʊˈfɛ̃)

n.
the eldest son of a king of France, used as a title from 1349 to 1830.
[1475–85; < French; Middle French dalphin]
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Noun1.dauphin - formerly, the eldest son of the King of France and direct heir to the throne
prince - a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
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Translations

dauphin

[ˈdɔːfɪn] N (Hist) → delfín m
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dauphin

Dauphin [ˈdɔːfɪn ˈdəʊfɪn] ndauphin m
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References in classic literature ?
It was called by three names which explain its history, its destination, and its architecture: "The House of the Dauphin," because Charles V., when Dauphin, had inhabited it; "The Marchandise," because it had served as town hall; and "The Pillared House" ( domus ad piloria ), because of a series of large pillars which sustained the three stories.
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When Dauphin North America, an ergonomic chair manufacturer, moved its commercial product showroom over two years ago from the back streets to a more visible spot on the interstate highway in Boonton, N.J., the amount of walk-in traffic took the staff by surprise.
By Roger Chartier, Alain Boureau and Cecile Dauphin (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1997.
For a complete list of specimens and references, see Dauphin (1995).
All four men died when their twin-engined Dauphin burst into flames during an emergency landing in thick fog.
Dauphin Graphic Machines' turningintensive workpieces, coupled with mainly short-run lots, caused frequent, time-consuming tool changing.
While Verba chooses to describe a dialogue of men and ideas, Claude Dauphin focuses on an individual's ideas.
Written by Jacques Dauphin, who was the French Press Agency (AFP) correspondent in Baghdad between 1950 and 1958, it is published, almost 40 years after the events took place, with the permission of his daughters.
The title descended in the family until 1349, when Humbert III ceded his seigneurie, the Dauphin e, to Philippe VI (du Valois), one condition being that the heir of France assume the title of le Dauphin.
(NASDAQ: MPB), has said that it is seeking regulatory approval to relocate its branch in Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, from Allentown Boulevard to Jonestown Road.