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archduchesses
arch·duch·ess
/
ˈɑrtʃˈdʌtʃ
ɪs
/
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ahrch
-
duhch
-is
]
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noun
1.
the wife of an archduke.
2.
a princess of the Austrian imperial family.
Origin:
1610–20;
arch-
1
+
duchess
, modeled on
French
archiduchesse
Usage note
See
-ess.
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archduchess
(ˈɑːtʃˈdʌtʃɪs)
—
n
1.
the wife or widow of an archduke
2.
(since 1453) a princess of the Austrian imperial family, esp a daughter of the Austrian emperor
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