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Meaning of: Dauphin

Dauphin: A title formerly borne by the eldest son of the kings of France. In 1349, Humbert, the last of the princes of Dauphine, having no issue, left his dominions to the King of France on condition that the king's eldest son should be styled the Dauphin. After the revolution of 1830 the title was abolished.