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archduchy

archduchy noun: the territory (principality) of an archduke.

Noun

archduchy (plural archduchies)

  1. The territory (principality) of an archduke.
    • According to the provisions of the "renewed land order," which was finally issued in 1627 for Bohemia, and in the following year for Moravia, the two countries became hereditary Habsburg territories like the Austrian archduchies.1982, Hajo Holborn, A History of Modern Germany: The Reformation, page 319

archduchy meaning in Tagalog, Arabic and Persian

archduchy in Tagalog

territory of an archduke
artsidukado

archduchy in Arabic

territory of an archduke
أَرْشِيدُوقِيَّة ʔaršīdūqiyya

archduchy in Persian

territory of an archduke
آرشیدوکنشین âršiduk-nešin

Forms of archduchy

pluralarchduchies

Origin of archduchy

From French archiduché, from Middle French, itself from archi- (“arch-”) < Latin archi- + duché (“duchy, dukedom”) < Latin dux (“leader, commander, duke”).

Questions about archduchy

What does archduchy mean?
Archduchy means the territory (principality) of an archduke.
What is archduchy in Tagalog?
Archduchy in Tagalog is artsidukado. See Archduchy meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is archduchy?
Archduchy is a noun.
What is the plural of archduchy?
The plural of archduchy is archduchies.

Words near archduchy in the dictionary

  1. archds
  2. archducal
  3. archduchess
  4. archduchesses
  5. archduchies
  6. archduchy
  7. archduke
  8. archdukedom
  9. archdukedoms
  10. archdukes
  11. arche

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