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In daily life, too, there were rules for everything—who could stand near the dauphine; who could speak, sit, or even breathe in her presence.
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Serena Turner,
Vanity Fair,
29 Dec. 2025
The new dauphine’s main duty was to give birth to a male heir who would continue the Bourbon dynasty’s centuries-long reign.
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Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 Mar. 2023
What could be more romantic than getting snowed in with a few plates of lobster salad and pommes dauphine as provisions?
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Aliza Abarbanel,
Bon Appétit,
9 Dec. 2019
Almond-wood grilled New York, bone marrow and pommes dauphines, porcini mushroom jus at Hawks restaurant in Granite Bay.
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Carla Meyer,
sacbee,
17 Aug. 2017
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Serena Turner,
Vanity Fair,
29 Dec. 2025
The new dauphine’s main duty was to give birth to a male heir who would continue the Bourbon dynasty’s centuries-long reign.
—
Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 Mar. 2023
What could be more romantic than getting snowed in with a few plates of lobster salad and pommes dauphine as provisions?
—
Aliza Abarbanel,
Bon Appétit,
9 Dec. 2019
Almond-wood grilled New York, bone marrow and pommes dauphines, porcini mushroom jus at Hawks restaurant in Granite Bay.
—
Carla Meyer,
sacbee,
17 Aug. 2017
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“Dauphine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dauphine. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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Dauphiné
geographical name
Dau·phi·né
ˌdō-fē-ˈnā 
region and former province of southeastern France north of Provence; capital Grenoble
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