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[ ahrch-dook, -dyook ] / ˈɑrtʃˈduk, -ˈdyuk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR archduke ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna title of the sovereign princes of the former ruling house of Austria. Origin of archduke1520–30; earlier archeduke<French archeduc (now archiduc). See arch-1, duke Words nearby archdukearchdeaconry, archdiocese, archducal, archduchess, archduchy, archduke, archdukedom, arche-, Archean, archebanc, arched Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for archdukeA century ago today, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary embarked on his fatal journey to Sarajevo. Wounds of World War I Have Yet to Heal|Michael F. Bishop|June 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST I was born in Brooklyn on June 28, 1926, the 12th anniversary of the blowing up of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria. Mel Brooks Is Always Funny and Often Wise in This 1975 Playboy Interview|Alex Belth|February 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST They knew the Bosnians had targeted the Austrian Archduke Ferdinand. The Middle East’s Murder Messages|Christopher Dickey|January 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST So the bullet that Gavrilo Princip fired at old Archduke Ferdinand in Sarajevo (a redolent place-name) goes on echoing. Lessons from Another War|Christopher Buckley|November 12, 2009|DAILY BEAST
I had sat beside him at the Council table; I had dined with him formally as the new Archduke, and informally as his cousin. The Colonel of the Red Huzzars|John Reed Scott The Archduke had received intelligence from two quarters of events highly unfavourable to the French. The History of Napoleon Buonaparte|John Gibson Lockhart My unlucky connection with the Archduke has brought me to the verge of beggary. The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume II (of 3)|Alexander Wheelock Thayer Finally they agreed to leave the most difficult questions until the archduke should come of age. The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria|Eleanor E. Tremayne In 1614, Rubens's heart was made glad by the birth of a son, to whom Archduke Albert became godfather, and gave him his own name. Famous European Artists|Sarah K. Bolton
British Dictionary definitions for archduke
nouna chief duke, esp (since 1453) a prince of the Austrian imperial dynasty Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to archdukearistocrat, patrician, emperor, count, gentleman, royalty, peer, lord, lady, prince, empress, duke, archduchess, countess, gentlewoman, princess, duchess, noble, baron, valet |