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arch⋅duch⋅ess

  [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 F archiduchesse

Usage note:
See -ess.
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arch·duch·ess   (ärch-dŭch'ĭs)   
n.  

  1. The wife or widow of an archduke.

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

  3. Used as a title for such a noblewoman.


[French archiduchesse, feminine of archiduc, archduke; see archduke.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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