archduchy

American  

[ahrch-duhch-ee] / ˈɑrtʃˈdʌtʃ i /

noun

plural

archduchies

1. the domain of an archduke or an archduchess.

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archduchy British  

/ ˈɑːtʃˈdʌtʃɪ /

noun

1. the territory ruled by an archduke or archduchess

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Etymology

Origin of archduchy

1670–80; arch- ¹ + duchy, modeled on French archeduché (now archiduché )

Example Sentences

In 1453 the Emperor Frederick III, a member of this House, had conferred upon the country the rank of an archduchy before he himself became ruler of all Austria.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis by Various

The eldest, Maximilian, inherited the archduchy of Austria and the crowns of Bohemia and Hungary, of course inheriting, with Hungary, prospective war with the Turks.

From The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)

Transleithan, trans-lī′than, adj. beyond the Leitha, the boundary river between the archduchy of Austria and Hungary.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

The archduchy of Austria was, and Hungary was not, German, in the reign of the emperors.

From Down the Rhine Young America in Germany by Optic, Oliver

He was the sole possessor of the archduchy of Austria, King of Bohemia and of Hungary, and Emperor of Germany.

From The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)