/ Dictionary / Index D Dessalines: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Des•sa•lines Pronunciation: (dā-sa-lēn'), [key] 1758–1806, Haitian revolutionary: emperor of Haiti as Jacques I 1804–06. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. D. ès S. Dessau Related Content Daily Word Quiz: philtrum Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language