archduchess
Americannoun
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the wife or widow of an archduke
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(since 1453) a princess of the Austrian imperial family, esp a daughter of the Austrian emperor
Gender
What's the difference between archduchess and archduke? See -ess.
Etymology
Origin of archduchess
First recorded in 1610–20; arch- 1 + duchess, modeled on French archiduchesse
Example Sentences
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At hearing her title, the archduchess stood straight and clicked her heels together.
From Literature
The archduchess admires his protective instinct, but she can’t save him, or the tower, from their inevitable fate.
From Los Angeles Times
About a self-important archduchess, she comments: “I would like to see her in the water. Water has a way of splashing on the mighty in a way that does them no favors.”
From New York Times
Marie-Antoinette, an Austrian archduchess by birth, was the wife of King Louis XVI of France, of the Bourbon dynasty.
From Reuters
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.
From Project Gutenberg
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