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archduchy

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arch·duch·y  (ärch-dch)
n. pl. arch·duch·ies
The territory over which an archduke or an archduchess has authority.
[French archiduché, from obsolete French archeduché : arche-, arch- (from Old French; see arch-1) + duché, duchy (from Old French duche; see duchy).]
archduchy [ˈɑːtʃˈdʌtʃɪ]
n pl -duchies
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the territory ruled by an archduke or archduchess
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Noun1.archduchy - the domain controlled by an archduke or archduchess
demesne, domain, land - territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land"


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In October, 1805, a Russian army was occupying the villages and towns of the Archduchy of Austria, and yet other regiments freshly arriving from Russia were settling near the fortress of Braunau and burdening the inhabitants on whom they were quartered.
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