noun
Meaning 1
The dignity of a dauphin.
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dauphinate
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noun
Meaning 2
The realm of such a dauphin.
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin delphīnātus. By surface analysis, dauphin + -ate (forms nouns denoting a rank or office). Doublet of Delphinate, Dauphiny, and Dauphiné.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: dauphinat — Translations
- French: delphinat — Translations
- German: Delphinat — Translations
- German: Dauphinat — Translations
- Italian: delfinato — Translations
- Latin: delphīnātus — Translations
- Iranian Persian: دوفَننشین (dofan-nešin) — Translations
- Turkish: dofenlik — Translations