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archduke

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arch·duke  (ärch-dk, -dyk)
n.
1. In certain royal families, especially that of imperial Austria, a nobleman having a rank equivalent to that of a sovereign prince.
2. Used as a title for such a nobleman.
[Obsolete French archeduc : arche-, arch- (from Old French; see arch-1) + duc, duke (from Old French; see duke).]
arch·dukedom n.
archduke [ˈɑːtʃˈdjuːk]
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a chief duke, esp (since 1453) a prince of the Austrian imperial dynasty
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.archduke - a sovereign prince of the former ruling house of Austria
prince - a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
Translations
archduke [ˈɑːtʃˈdjuːk] N → archiduque m
archduke [ˈɑːtʃˈdjuːk] n → arciduca m


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Monsieur the Archduke has more than once sought his
Notre-Dame de Paris by Hugo, Victor View in context
Art thou, perchance, tramping barefoot over the Riphaean mountains, instead of being seated on a bench like an archduke on the tranquil stream of this pleasant river, from which in a short space we shall come out upon the broad sea?
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
A member of the Hofkriegsrath from Vienna had come to Kutuzov the day before with proposals and demands for him to join up with the army of the Archduke Ferdinand and Mack, and Kutuzov, not considering this junction advisable, meant, among other arguments in support of his view, to show the Austrian general the wretched state in which the troops arrived from Russia.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
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