Note: Formerly this title was assumed by the rulers of Lorraine, Brabant, Austria, etc. It is now appropriated to the descendants of the imperial family of Austria through the make line, all such male descendants being styled archduke, and all such female descendants archduchesses. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
archduke — (n.) 1520s, from Middle French and O.Fr. archeduc, from Merovingian L. archiducem (c.750); see ARCH (Cf. arch ) + DUKE (Cf. duke) (n.). Formerly the title of the rulers of Austrasia, Lorraine, Brabant, and Austria; later the titular dignity of… … Etymology dictionary
archduke — ► NOUN 1) a chief duke. 2) historical a son of the Emperor of Austria. DERIVATIVES archducal adjective archduchy noun … English terms dictionary
archduke — [ärch′do͞ok΄, ärch′dyo͞ok΄] n. a sovereign prince, esp. a prince of the former Austrian imperial family … English World dictionary
Archduke — The title of Archduke (feminine: Archduchess) (German: Erzherzog , feminine also spousal form: Erzherzogin ) denotes a rank above Duke and under King, but is too rare and yet has uses too diverse to be given a fixed relative position within the… … Wikipedia
archduke — /ahrch doohk , dyoohk /, n. a title of the sovereign princes of the former ruling house of Austria. [1520 30; earlier archeduke < F archeduc (now archiduc). See ARCH 1, DUKE] * * * ▪ Habsburg title feminine archduchess a title, proper in… … Universalium
archduke — UK [ˌɑː(r)tʃˈdjuːk] / US [ɑrtʃˈduk] noun [countable] Word forms archduke : singular archduke plural archdukes a prince in the Austrian royal family … English dictionary
archduke — noun The son or male line grandson of an emperor of the Austro Hungarian Empire. World War I traditionally started with the assassination of Archduke Francis (Franz) Ferdinand. See Also: archduchess, duke, emperor, grand duke, imperial, noble … Wiktionary
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