noun ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The son or male-line grandson of an emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. historical

   "World War I traditionally started with the assassination of Archduke Francis (Franz) Ferdinand."

2. 2
   a sovereign prince of the former ruling house of Austria wordnet
3. 3
   The ruler of an archduchy, in particular the Archduchy of Austria. historical

Synonyms

All synonyms

archduchessaristocratbaronbaronetblue bloodbrahman

Example

More examples

"The Archduke of Scotland told Shakespeare he should give up play-writing right before he wrote the famous tragedy Hamlet."

Etymology

From Middle French archeduc (modern French archiduc), from Latin archidux. Equivalent to arch- + duke.

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