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Archduchess

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. The wife or widow of an archduke.

n. A woman, especially an Austrian princess, holding an archduchy in her own right.

n. Used as a title for such a noblewoman.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, or the wife of a son or grandson of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. The consort of an archduke; also, a princess of the imperial family of Austria. See archduke.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The wife of an archduke; a princess of the reigning family of Austria.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a wife or widow of an archduke or a princess of the former ruling house of Austria

Word Usage

"The archduchess will be a precious guaranty to Napoleon, for he will feel convinced that the emperor will be unwilling to sacrifice his child, and this conviction will fill him with confidence and a feeling of security."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

princess

Cross Reference

nobility royalty

Variant

archduke

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