In What Ways are the Duke and the Dauphin Different from Tom? 冒牌公爵和假皇太子与汤姆有何不同?
dauphin
[ noun ] formerly, the eldest son of the King of France and direct heir to the throne <noun.person>
Dauphin \Dau"phin\, n. [F. dauphin, prop., a dolphin, from L. delphinus. See {Dolphin}. The name was given, for some reason unexplained, to Guigo, count of Vienne, in the 12th century, and was borne by succeeding counts of Vienne. In 1349, Dauphiny was bequeathed to Philippe de Valois, king of France, on condition that the heir of the crown should always hold the title of Dauphin de Viennois.] The title of the eldest son of the king of France, and heir to the crown. Since the revolution of 1830, the title has been discontinued.