Definition of "Dauphin"

Dauphin

/doʊˈfɛn/

noun
plural Dauphins
1. The title of a dauphin.
  Quotations
  French Dauphins: Louis XII ascended to the throne without having been Dauphin. He had two sons, both of whom died young and bore the title. Then the title passed to François I’s son. Henri II and François II succeeded, but Henri IV was not Dauphin. Louis XIII was of his line.
  1983, Jean-Charles de Fontbrune, translated by Alexis Lykiard, Nostradamus: Countdown to Apocalypse, Pan Books, published 1984, page 36
proper noun
1. A placename:
  1. A commune of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
  2. A city in Manitoba, Canada.
  3. The Rural Municipality of Dauphin, a rural municipality in western Manitoba, which surrounds the city.
  4. A borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in Henderson County, Texas, United States.