archducal

[ ahrch-doo-kuh l, -dyoo- ]

/ ˈɑrtʃˈdu kəl, -ˈdyu- /

adjective

of or relating to an archduke or an archduchy.

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Origin of archducal

1655–65; earlier archiducal < F. See archi-, ducal

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Examples from the Web for archducal

There would still be time, perhaps, to reach Vienna before the archducal party should leave for Bosnia.
The Secret Witness|George Gibbs
Various opinions had been expressed of him, but his importance was Archducal, dynastic, purely accidental.
Notes on Life and Letters|Joseph Conrad
I can afford to ignore the insults written in Imperial, Royal, and Archducal proclamations.
New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915|Various
And Fellner had made his home in the quietest quarter of the city, in that quarter which was nearest the Archducal hunting castle.
The Case of the Golden Bullet|Grace Isabel Colbron, and Augusta Groner

The opera-dancer was as essential to Archducal existence as the seventy-seventh quartering on the Hapsburg arms.
Essays in Rebellion|Henry W. Nevinson

British Dictionary definitions for archducal

archducal

/ (ˈɑːtʃˈdjuːkəl) /

adjective

of or relating to an archduke, archduchess, or archduchy

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