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dauphinate

dauphinate noun: the dignity of a dauphin.

Noun

dauphinate (plural dauphinates)

  1. The dignity of a dauphin.
  2. The realm of such a dauphin.

Forms of dauphinate

pluraldauphinates

Origin of dauphinate

Borrowed from Medieval Latin delphīnātus. By surface analysis, dauphin + -ate (forms nouns denoting a rank or office). Doublet of Delphinate, Dauphiny, and Dauphiné.

Words formed from dauphinate

Questions about dauphinate

What does dauphinate mean?
Dauphinate means the dignity of a dauphin.
What part of speech is dauphinate?
Dauphinate is a noun.
What is the plural of dauphinate?
The plural of dauphinate is dauphinates.

Words near dauphinate in the dictionary

  1. Dauntsey
  2. dauntsome
  3. daunyng
  4. dauphin
  5. Dauphin County
  6. dauphinate
  7. Dauphinate of Auvergne
  8. Dauphinate of Vienne
  9. Dauphinate of Viennois
  10. dauphinates
  11. dauphine

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