archduke
[ahrch-dook, -dyook]
- a title of the sovereign princes of the former ruling house of Austria.
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Origin of archduke
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Contemporary Examples
A century ago today, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary embarked on his fatal journey to Sarajevo.
I was born in Brooklyn on June 28, 1926, the 12th anniversary of the blowing up of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria.
They knew the Bosnians had targeted the Austrian Archduke Ferdinand.
So the bullet that Gavrilo Princip fired at old Archduke Ferdinand in Sarajevo (a redolent place-name) goes on echoing.
Historical Examples
The entry of the Archduke was not less sad than his proclamation.
The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, CompleteDuc de Saint-Simon
She had scarcely left the apartment when the Archduke entered it.
The Daltons, Volume II (of II)Charles James Lever
On the wings are the portraits of the Archduke and Isabella, with their patron saints.
Six Centuries of PaintingRandall Davies
They had come as messengers from the Archduke Ferdinand and from the Emperor himself.
History of the Moravian ChurchJ. E. Hutton
The Premier was expected, and there was murmur of an Archduke.
The Young DukeBenjamin Disraeli
archduke
- a chief duke, esp (since 1453) a prince of the Austrian imperial dynasty
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Word Origin and History for archduke
n.
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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