11) Dau'phin. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898
...The heir of the French crown under the Valois and Bourbon dynasties. Guy VIII., Count of Vienne, was the first so styled, because he wore a dolphin as his cognisance....
12) XXIV. Why the Princes of Italy Have Lost heir States. Machiavelli, Niccolo.
1909-14. The Prince. The Harvard Classics
...present than by things past, and when they find themselves well off as they are, enjoy their felicity and seek no further; nay, are ready to do their utmost in defence...
13) Blaney. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898
...A wealthy heir, ruined by dissipation, in Crabbe s Borough. 1 "Misery and mirth are blended in his face, Much innate vileness and some outward grace: The serpent...
14) Oliver. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898
...Son and heir of Sir Rowland de Boys, who hated his youngest brother Orlando, and persuaded him to try a wrestling match with a professed wrestler, hoping thus to...
15) Loom. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898
...means a utensil. (Anglo-Saxon, loma). Thus "heir-loom" means a personaI chattel or household implement which goes by special custom to the heir. The word was in familiar...
16) 1698, Oct. 11. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
...Oct. 11, and March 13, 1700). Joseph Ferdinand, electoral prince of Bavaria, named as primary heir. He would receive Spain, Indies, and the Netherlands. The Dauphin...
17) Brewer, E. Cobham. Dictionary of Phrase & Fable. Yonge, Charlotte Mary
...(b. 1823). The Heir of Redcliffe (1853); Heartsease (1854); The Daisy Chain (1856); The Chaplet of Pearls (1868); Lady Hester (1873); My Young Alcides (1875); The...
18) 51010. Shakespeare, William. The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996
...NUMBER:51010 QUOTATION:Hang thyself in thine own heir-apparent garters! ATTRIBUTION:William Shakespeare (1564-1616), British dramatist, poet. Falstaff, in Henry IV,...
19) Prince of Wales. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000.
...1. The male heir to the British throne. 2. Used as the title for the male heir to the British throne, conferred by the sovereign....
20) heirloom. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition. 2000.
...2. An article of personal property included in an inherited estate. Middle English heirlome : heir, heir; see heir + lome, implement; see loom2....
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