Dauphin

daw'fm, n. formeily a liairu given to the eldest son of the king of France. Jem Dau'phine . the dauphin's wile {O Fi. daidphi n Fr dauphin — L delphin us, a dolphin Dauphin was the proper name of llie lords of Vic-nnois, wlio had taken for their crest three dolphins. When Yiennois Dauphine) was ceded to the crown of France, the name became the title of the king’s eldest son.]