Meanings
- Of or relating to a dauphin
He holds the delphinal crown, rather like a toy, wears the Saint-Esprit over his white gown, and points out of the frame, as if emphasizing an argument.
2017, Jennifer G. Germann, Picturing Marie Leszczinska (1703–1768): Representing Queenship in Eighteenth-Century France, page 1042 more examples
This attribution of the arms to 1456–61 was strengthened by the circumstance that from 1461 onwards until the death of Duke Philip, in 1467, the portrayal of the delphinal shield would have lacked point, there having been no Dauphin between Louis XI’s accession, in 1461, and the birth of his son Charles in 1470.
1911, Hispano-Moresque Ware of the Fifteenth Century, page 34In Dauphiné the situation was more ambiguous. Guy Allard, writing in 1700, listed 67 noble houses with filiations dating from the delphinal period, that is, from before the mid-fourteenth century incorporation into France.
1962, Robe and Sword, page 130
Origin
- Medieval Latindelphīnālis
- Englishdelphinal
Borrowed from Medieval Latin delphīnālis, from delphīnus + -ālis.
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French delphinal
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Italian delfinale
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Latin delphīnālis
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Spanish delfinal
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Cite this entry
delphinal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delphinal
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