单词 | monseigneur the dauphin |
释义 | > as lemmasMonseigneur the Dauphin b. (A title of) the Dauphin of France. Also Monseigneur the Dauphin. Cf. monsieur n. 1b. Now historical.The title was originally conferred upon the Dauphin in the reign of Louis XIV (1643–1715). ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > title > title or form of address for persons of rank > [noun] > titles applied to royalty > for a prince > for foreign prince > for Dauphin of France monseigneur1699 1699 M. Lister Journey to Paris (new ed.) 195 The chief of the Blood Royal are lodged here, viz. the King, Monseigneur the Dauphin, and the 3 Grandsons [etc.]. 1699 M. Lister Journey to Paris (new ed.) 201 Monseigneur had been but lately possessed of it [sc. Meudon]. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) Monseigneur..is a quality now given to the dauphin of France. 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. iii. vi. 131 Monseigneur,..does nothing but walk distractedly,..cursing his stars. 1999 Britannica Online (Version 99.1) Monseigneur was first applied to Louis XIV's son Louis de France (d. 1711) and grandson Louis, duc de Bourgogne (d. 1712). < as lemmas |
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