archduchy

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noun

The territory (principality) of an archduke.

OriginFrench archiduché ← Latin archi- →
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Meanings

nounarchduchy (plural archduchies)

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

Origin

  1. Latindux“leader, commander, duke”
  2. Latinarchi-
  3. Frencharchiduché
  4. Englisharchduchy

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

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Translations

Arabic أَرْشِيدُوقِيَّة
  • أَرْشِيدُوقِيَّة (ʔaršīdūqiyya)territory of an archduke
Bulgarian ерцхерцогство
  • ерцхерцогство (erchercogstvo)territory of an archduke
Catalan arxiducat
  • arxiducatterritory of an archduke
Czech arcivévodství
  • arcivévodstvíterritory of an archduke
Danish ærkehertugdømme
  • ærkehertugdømmeterritory of an archduke
Dutch aartshertogdom
  • aartshertogdomterritory of an archduke
Esperanto ĉefduklando
  • ĉefduklandoterritory of an archduke
Finnish arkkiherttuakunta
  • arkkiherttuakuntaterritory of an archduke
French archiduché
  • archiduchéterritory of an archduke
German Erzherzogtum
  • Erzherzogtumterritory of an archduke
Greek αρχιδουκάτο
  • αρχιδουκάτο (archidoukáto)territory of an archduke
Hungarian főhercegség
  • főhercegségterritory of an archduke
Italian arciducato
  • arciducatoterritory of an archduke
Latvian erchercogiste
  • erchercogisteterritory of an archduke
Lithuanian erchercogystė
  • erchercogystėterritory of an archduke
Norwegian Bokmål erkehertugdømme
  • erkehertugdømmeterritory of an archduke
Persian آرشیدوکنشین
  • آرشیدوکنشین (âršiduk-nešin)territory of an archduke
Polish arcyksięstwo
  • arcyksięstwoterritory of an archduke
Portuguese arquiducado
  • arquiducadoterritory of an archduke
Romanian arhiducat
  • arhiducatterritory of an archduke
Russian эрцге́рцогство
  • эрцге́рцогство (ercgércogstvo)territory of an archduke
Spanish archiducado
  • archiducadoterritory of an archduke
Swedish ärkehertigdöme
  • ärkehertigdömeterritory of an archduke
Tagalog artsidukado
  • artsidukadoterritory of an archduke
Turkish arşidüklük, arşidukalık
  • arşidüklükterritory of an archduke
  • arşidukalıkterritory of an archduke
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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