archduke

[ahrch-dook, -dyook]

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noun

a title of the sovereign princes of the former ruling house of Austria.

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Origin of archduke

1520–30; earlier archeduke < French archeduc (now archiduc). See arch-¹, duke

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I had sat beside him at the Council table; I had dined with him formally as the new Archduke, and informally as his cousin.
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The Archduke had received intelligence from two quarters of events highly unfavourable to the French.
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My unlucky connection with the Archduke has brought me to the verge of beggary.
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Finally they agreed to leave the most difficult questions until the archduke should come of age.
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In 1614, Rubens's heart was made glad by the birth of a son, to whom Archduke Albert became godfather, and gave him his own name.
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British Dictionary definitions for archduke

archduke

noun

a chief duke, esp (since 1453) a prince of the Austrian imperial dynasty

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Word Origin and History for archduke

archduke

1520s, from Middle French and Old French archeduc, from Merovingian Latin archiducem (c.750); see arch- + duke (n.). Formerly the title of the rulers of Austrasia, Lorraine, Brabant, and Austria; later the titular dignity of the sons of the Emperor of Austria. Related: Archducal; archduchy.

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