English Dictionary

dauphin

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈdəʊ.fæ̃/

名詞

The eldest son of the king of France. Under the Valois and Bourbon dynasties, the Dauphin of France, generally shortened to Dauphin, was heir apparent to the throne of France. The title derived from the main title of the Dauphin, Dauphin of Viennois.

日本語の意味

フランス国王の長男（王位継承者）としての称号。 / ヴェンヌワ侯爵の称号から派生して、フランス王位継承者を指す。

The dauphin rode through the palace gardens to inspect the troops before the king's departure.

フランス王の太子は、王が出発する前に宮殿の庭を馬で巡り、軍を点検した。

意味（1）

The eldest son of the king of France. Under the Valois and Bourbon dynasties, the Dauphin of France, generally shortened to Dauphin, was heir apparent to the throne of France. The title derived from the main title of the Dauphin, Dauphin of Viennois.

意味（2）

(allegorical): An eldest son.

I wish we were back in Tenth Street. But so many children came[…]and the Tenth Street house wasn't half big enough; and a dreadful speculative builder built this house and persuaded Austin to buy it. Oh, dear, and here we are among the rich and great; and the steel kings and copper kings and oil kings and their heirs and dauphins.[…]

dauphins （ plural ）