Archduke
['ɑːtʃdjuːk] or [,ɑrtʃ'duk]
Definition
(noun.) a sovereign prince of the former ruling house of Austria.
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Definition
(n.) A prince of the imperial family of Austria.
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Definition
n. a duke of specially exalted rank: a prince of Austria:—fem. Archduch′ess.—adj. Archdū′cal.—ns. Archduch′y Archduke′dom the territory of an archduke or archduchess.
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Examples
- This he did, after much stiff fighting, making the Archduke Maximilian of Austria, Emperor of Mexico in 1864. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Very early in the same century Zacharias had presented Prince Maurice, the commander of the Dutch forces , and the Archduke Albert, governor of Holland, with compound microscopes. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
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