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Webster 1913 Edition


Archduchess

Archˊduch′ess

,
Noun.
[Pref.
arch-
+
duchess
.]
The consort of an archduke; also, a princess of the imperial family of Austria. See
Archduke
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Archduchess

ARCHDUCH'ESS

,
Noun.
[See Duchess.] A title given to the females of the house of Austria.

Definition 2024


archduchess

archduchess

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archduchess (plural archduchesses)

  1. A daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, or the wife of a son or grandson of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
    • 2007 February 25, William Shaw, “We Are Not a Muse”, in New York Times:
      If that weren’t enough, in 1993 she married Karl von Habsburg, otherwise known as Archduke Karl of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, and the couple set up home in Salzburg, producing two archduchesses and an archduke.

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