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dauphin
 
SYLLABICATION:dau·phin
PRONUNCIATION:  dôfn
NOUN:1. The eldest son of the king of France from 1349 to 1830. 2. Used as a title for such a nobleman.
ETYMOLOGY: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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