delphinal
/ˈdɛlfɪnəl/
delphinal adjective: of or relating to a dauphin.
Adjective
delphinal
- Of or relating to a dauphin
- 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...1911, Hispano-Moresque Ware of the Fifteenth Century, page 34
- In 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 of delphinal
Borrowed from Medieval Latin delphīnālis, from delphīnus + -ālis.
Questions about delphinal
- What does delphinal mean?
- Delphinal means of or relating to a dauphin.
- What part of speech is delphinal?
- Delphinal is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce delphinal?
- Delphinal is pronounced /ˈdɛlfɪnəl/.
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