Dauphinese

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A form of Dauphinois — Of, from or relating to the Dauphiné

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Meanings

adjective
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Dauphinois: of, from or relating to the Dauphiny

    […] the Dauphinese Alps […]

    1851, Horæ Apocalypticæ, page 366
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    On the eighteenth of October, four days after the departure of the Dauphinese troops from Angoulême, […]

    1880, History of the Rise of the Huguenots, page 348
nounDauphinese (plural Dauphinese)
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Dauphinois: a native or inhabitant of the Dauphiny

    […] the Dauphinese were ready to sacrifice all their special privileges […]

    1866, The Decline of the French Monarchy, page 554
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    […] a Dauphinese like himself, named Du Terrail, but better known as Bayard, […]

    1847, History of the Reformation of the Sixteenth Century, page 331

    […] the Dauphinese are called by all know them (without disparagement of other regions), the scarlet of the French nobility.

    1874, The Life of George Dashiell Bayard, page 286

    The Dauphinese were quick to join the revolution, and also to welcome Napoleon on his return from Elba.

    1874, The American Cyclopædia, page 703

Origin

From Dauphiny + -ese. Doublet of Dauphinois.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

Dauphinese. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dauphinese

MLA

“Dauphinese.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dauphinese. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dauphinese,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dauphinese.

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