dauphin

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1. dauphin - Noun

2. Dauphin - Proper noun

Meaning

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.

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I do not fear men-at-arms; my way has been made plain before me. If there be men-at-arms my Lord God will make a way for me to go to my Lord Dauphin. For that am I come. Joan of Arc

All of his intermediate heirs predeceased him: his son Louis, le Grand Dauphin ; the Dauphin's eldest son Louis, Duke of Burgundy ; and Burgundy's eldest son Louis, Duke of Brittany (the elder brother of Louis XV). Source: Internet

After a long council meeting where the Dauphin spoke up in favour of his son's rights, it was agreed that Philip would ascend the throne. Source: Internet

Although Spain's presence in the area had been sporadic, the French created a deep-sea port at Dauphin Island and founded French Louisiana 's capital at Mobile, a few miles north of Mobile Bay on the Mobile River in 1702. Source: Internet

But when a firefighting job with Forestry Corp. came up a week before his departure date in November, the 22-year old Manitoba Helitac crew member from Dauphin, Man. opted to apply. Source: Internet

Dauphin County Dauphin County Courthouse located along the Susquehanna River at Front and Market Streets in downtown Harrisburg. Source: Internet

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