archduchess

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noun

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

OriginFrench archiduchesse →
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Meanings

nounarchduchess (plural archduchesses)

plural archduchesses · alternative obsolete archdutchess

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

    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.

    2007 February 25, William Shaw, “We Are Not a Muse”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Frencharchiduchesse
  2. Englisharchduchess

From French archiduchesse, feminine of archiduc, corresponding to archduke + -ess or arch- + duchess.

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Translations

Arabic أَرْشِيدُوقَة
  • أَرْشِيدُوقَة (ʔaršīdūqa)daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
Catalan arxiduquessa
  • arxiduquessadaughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
Czech arcivévodkyně
  • arcivévodkynědaughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
Danish ærkehertuginde
  • ærkehertugindedaughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
Dutch aartshertogin
  • aartshertogindaughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
Esperanto arkidukino
  • arkidukinodaughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
Finnish arkkiherttuatar
  • arkkiherttuatardaughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
French archiduchesse
  • archiduchessedaughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
German Erzherzogin
  • Erzherzogindaughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
Greek αρχιδούκισσα
  • αρχιδούκισσα (archidoúkissa)daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
Italian arciduchessa
  • arciduchessadaughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
Latvian erchercogiene
  • erchercogienedaughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
Persian آرشیدوشس
  • آرشیدوشس (âršidušes)daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
Polish arcyksiężna
  • arcyksiężnadaughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
Portuguese arquiduquesa
  • arquiduquesadaughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
Russian эрцгерцоги́ня
  • эрцгерцоги́ня (ercgercogínja)daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
Spanish archiduquesa
  • archiduquesadaughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
Swedish ärkehertiginna
  • ärkehertiginnadaughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
Tagalog artsidukesa
  • artsidukesadaughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
Thai อาร์ชดัชเชส
  • อาร์ชดัชเชส (áach-dát-chés)daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
Turkish arşidüşes
  • arşidüşesdaughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
Cite this entry
APA

archduchess. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archduchess

MLA

“archduchess.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archduchess. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “archduchess,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archduchess.

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