archduke
/ˈɑːtʃdjuːk
/noun
A chief duke, in particular (formerly) the son of the Emperor of Austria.The next year the death of the emperor Joseph brought the archduke Charles to the imperial throne....
- Once at a cocktail do in one of the vast reception areas where archdukes had cavorted, he languidly asked me to fetch him a canapé.
- It may not be a money-spinner - conventional hoteliers would balk at the thought of changing the flowers or turning paying guests away on a whim - but if archdukes are sleeping in your bedrooms and Sean Connery's in the bar, who cares?
Derivatives
archducal
/ adjective ...- The shield has on the top the archducal hat of Austria.
- Usually there is also a crown or so called ‘archducal hat’ over the arms of Styria.
- On June 28, 1914, after days of rumors about possible assassination attempts, the archducal car was attacked by means of a bomb thrown from the large surrounding crowds.
archduchy
/ noun ...- The capital of this archduchy is Achstein, which lies in the north-east on the shores of Lake Is.
- As anyone who reads history knows - kingdoms, satrapies, empires, commonwealths, archduchies, monarchies, nomates come and go across the stage of human history.
- En masse, they joined, creating an instant archduchy (Tierra del Fuego) in 1996.
Origin
Early 16th century: from Old French archeduc, from Merovingian Latin archidux, archiduc-, from archi- 'chief' + dux, duc- (see duke).