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dauphinate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dauphi-nate
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The dignity of a dauphin.

noun

The realm of such a dauphin.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

dauphinates (plural)

Phrases

Dauphinate of Auvergne Dauphinate of Vienne Dauphinate of Viennois

Questions

What does dauphinate mean?
The dignity of a dauphin.
Where does dauphinate come from?
Borrowed from Medieval Latin delphīnātus. By surface analysis, dauphin + -ate (forms nouns denoting a rank or office). Doublet of Delphinate, Dauphiny, and Dauphiné.

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