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English
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Etymology
From French archiduchesse, feminine of archiduc, corresponding to archduke + -ess or arch- + duchess.
Pronunciation
Noun
archduchess (plural archduchesses)
- A daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, or the wife of a son or grandson of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
- Coordinate term: archduke
2007 February 25, William Shaw, “We Are Not a Muse”, in New York Times:If that weren’t enough, in 1993 she married Karl von Habsburg, otherwise known as Archduke Karl of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, and the couple set up home in Salzburg, producing two archduchesses and an archduke.
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Translations
daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
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