Definition of Archduchess

1. Noun. A wife or widow of an archduke or a princess of the former ruling house of Austria.

Generic synonyms: Princess

Definition of Archduchess

1. n. The consort of an archduke; also, a princess of the imperial family of Austria. See Archduke.

Definition of Archduchess

1. 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 ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Archduchess

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Archduchess

archdeans
archdeceiver
archdeceivers
archdemon
archdemons
archdevil
archdevils
archdiocesan
archdiocese
archdioceses
archdruid
archdruidess
archdruidesses
archdruids
archducal
archduchess (current term)
archduchesses
archduchies
archduchy
archduke
archdukedom
archdukedoms
archdukes
archeal
archebacterium
archebiosis
arched
arched crest
arched root
archegonia

Literary usage of Archduchess

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A.L.A. Portrait Index: Index to Portraits Contained in Printed Books and by American Library Association (1906)
"(coll. of Archduke Ferdinand von Tirol) Maria Magdalena, archduchess, ... See Marie Louise, empress of the French, Maria Beatrix, archduchess of ..."

2. ... Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia: An Historical Novel by Luise Mühlbach (1893)
"In the mean time I will go to the archduchess, show her the miniature, ... Go to the empress, Metternich; I shall go to the archduchess Maria Louisa. ..."

3. Six Months in Italy by George Stillman Hillard (1881)
"r THE archduchess MAKIA LOUISA. modern zeal and curiosity, it seems yet an unsettled point whether he was rich or poor ; sprung from an honorable or an ..."

4. Memoirs of Prince Metternich: 1773-[1835] by Robina Napier, Clemens Wenzel Lothar Metternich, Gerard W. Smith (1881)
"The ladies in attendance on the archduchess. 223. Plan of the journey. 224. ... Preparations for giving over the archduchess—anecdote of Zichy. 227. ..."

5. Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians by George Grove (1907)
"From 1605 to 1610 Salomon de Cans was engineer to the Archduke Albert and the archduchess Isabella at Brussels, where he was succeeded in 1612 by his ..."

6. John L. Stoddard's Lectures by John Lawson Stoddard (1905)
"... the Austrian capital is the tomb of the archduchess Christina, daughter of Maria Theresa, in the Church of the Augustines. It is a product of Canova's ..."

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