archducal

[ ahrch-doo-kuhl, -dyoo- ]

/ ˈɑrtʃˈdu kəl, -ˈdyu- /

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adjective

of or relating to an archduke or an archduchy.

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Origin of archducal

First recorded in 1655–65; earlier archiducal, from French; see origin at archi-, ducal

Words nearby archducal

archd., arch dam, archdeacon, archdeaconry, archdiocese, archducal, archduchess, archduchy, archduke, archdukedom, arche-

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How to use archducal in a sentence

Your gains, lawful and unlawful, are wrested from you by the archducal counsellors, in whose hands you are mere puppets.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXLII. Vol. LV. April, 1844|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
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
The opera-dancer was as essential to Archducal existence as the seventy-seventh quartering on the Hapsburg arms.
Essays in Rebellion|Henry W. Nevinson

Various opinions had been expressed of him, but his importance was Archducal, dynastic, purely accidental.
Notes on Life and Letters|Joseph Conrad

British Dictionary definitions for archducal

archducal

/ (ˈɑːtʃˈdjuːkəl) /

adjective

of or relating to an archduke, archduchess, or archduchy

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