dauphin

[ daw-fin; French doh-fan ]

/ ˈdɔ fɪn; French doʊˈfɛ̃ /

the eldest son of a king of France, used as a title from 1349 to 1830.

Origin of dauphin

1475–85; < French; Middle French dalphin, after Dauphiné, from an agreement to thus honor the province after its cession to France

dauncy, daunt, daunting, dauntless, daunus, dauphin, dauphine, dauphiness, dauphiné, daur, dausset

Dr. George Crozier of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab discusses the environmental impact the oil spill will have on the Gulf Coast.

Video from the Gulf Coast Oil Crisis |The Daily Beast Video |May 7, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
He presented it to the dauphin, who approached and presented it to the king.

Louis XIV., Makers of History Series |John S. C. Abbott
The dauphin ordered him to be fetched thence, and put to death.

Cassell's History of England, Vol. I (of 9) |Anonymous
Save for this wild fancy of going to the Dauphin she hath ever been most dutiful.

Joan of Arc |Lucy Foster Madison

He received the duchy of Touraine in 1416, and in the next year the death of his brother John made him dauphin of France.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 |Various
Conti did not, however, succeed in taking this fortress, and had to retire into Dauphin for his winter quarters.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 |Various

dauphin

/ (ˈdɔːfɪn, dɔːˈfɪn, French dofɛ̃) /

(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