- archduchy
- noun Etymology: French archiduché, from Middle French archeduché, from arche- arch- + duché duchy Date: 1530 the territory of an archduke or archduchess
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Archduchy — Arch duch y, n. The territory of an archduke or archduchess. Ash. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
archduchy — [ärch′duch΄ē] n. pl. archduchies [Fr archiduché: see ARCH & DUCHY] the territory ruled by an archduke or archduchess … English World dictionary
archduchy — noun a) The territority (principality) of an archduke b) The archduchies Austria and Brabant (as well as its rival Gelre) claimed this rare, primordial vassalitic rank as the successors to the former Carolingian kingdom and first archduchy… … Wiktionary
archduchy — archduke ► NOUN 1) a chief duke. 2) historical a son of the Emperor of Austria. DERIVATIVES archducal adjective archduchy noun … English terms dictionary
Archduchy of Austria — For other uses, see Austria (disambiguation). (Arch )Duchy of Austria (Erz )Herzogtum Österreich State of the Holy Roman Empire … Wikipedia
archduchy — /ahrch duch ee/, n., pl. archduchies. the domain of an archduke or an archduchess. [1670 80; ARCH 1 + DUCHY, modeled on F archeduché (now archiduché)] * * * … Universalium
archduchy — n. Archdukedom … New dictionary of synonyms
archduchy — arch·duchy … English syllables
archduchy — arch•duch•y [[t]ˈɑrtʃˈdʌtʃ i[/t]] n. pl. duch•ies gov the domain of an archduke or an archduchess • Etymology: 1670–80 … From formal English to slang
archduchy — /atʃˈdʌtʃi/ (say ahch duchee) noun (plural archduchies) the territory of an archduke or an archduchess …
