archduke

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noun

The son or male-line grandson of an emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

“World War I traditionally started with the assassination of Archduke Francis (Franz) Ferdinand.”

OriginMiddle French archeduc ← Latin archidux →
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Meanings

nounarchduke (plural archdukes)

plural archdukes

  1. historicalThe son or male-line grandson of an emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

    World War I traditionally started with the assassination of Archduke Francis (Franz) Ferdinand.

  2. historicalThe ruler of an archduchy, in particular the Archduchy of Austria.

Origin

  1. Latinarchidux
  2. Middle Frencharcheduc
  3. Englisharchduke

From Middle French archeduc (modern French archiduc), from Latin archidux. Equivalent to arch- + duke.

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Translations

Afrikaans aartshertog
  • aartshertogrank
Arabic أَرْشِيدُوق
  • أَرْشِيدُوق (ʔaršīdūq)rank
Catalan arxiduc
  • arxiducrank
Czech arcivévoda
  • arcivévodarank
Danish ærkehertug
  • ærkehertugrank
Dutch aartshertog
  • aartshertogrank
Esperanto arkiduko, ĉefduko
  • arkidukorank
  • ĉefdukorank
Finnish arkkiherttua
  • arkkiherttuarank
French archiduc
  • archiducrank
German Erzherzog
  • Erzherzogrank
Greek αρχιδούκας
  • αρχιδούκας (archidoúkas)rank
Hungarian főherceg
  • főhercegrank
Icelandic erkihertogi
  • erkihertogirank
Indonesian adipati utama
  • adipati utamarank
Irish ard-diúc
  • ard-diúcrank
Italian arciduca
  • arciducarank
Japanese 大公
  • 大公 (taikō)rank
Latin archidux
  • archiduxrank
Latvian erchercogs
  • erchercogsrank
Persian آرشیدوک
  • آرشیدوک (âršiduk)rank
Polish arcyksiążę
  • arcyksiążęrank
Portuguese arquiduque
  • arquiduquerank
Russian эрцге́рцог
  • эрцге́рцог (ercgércog)rank
Spanish archiduque
  • archiduquerank
Swedish ärkehertig
  • ärkehertigrank
Tagalog artsiduke
  • artsidukerank
Thai อาร์ชดุ๊ก, อาร์ชดยุก
  • อาร์ชดุ๊กrank
  • อาร์ชดยุกrank
Turkish arşidük, arşiduka
  • arşidükrank
  • arşidukarank
Welsh arch-ddug
  • arch-ddugrank
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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