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Definition of Archduchy
1. Noun. The domain controlled by an archduke or archduchess.
Definition of Archduchy
1. n. The territory of an archduke or archduchess.
Definition of Archduchy
1. Noun. The territority (principality) of an archduke ¹
2. Noun. ''The '''archduchies''' Austria and Brabant (as well as its rival Gelre) claimed this rare, primordial vassalitic rank as the successors to the former Carolingian kingdom and first '''archduchy''' Lotharingia (the name later became Lorraine), which had been divided in an Upper - and a Lower dukedom within the Holy Roman Empire ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Archduchy
1. [n -CHIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Archduchy
Literary usage of Archduchy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the House of Austria, from the Foundation of the Monarchy by by William Coxe (1847)
"... obtained the sole possession of that archduchy; while his numerous brothers,
instead of a joint share in the government, were provided with annual ..."
2. A Manual of Church History by Albert Henry Newman (1903)
"The most important aggregation of territorial possessions in Germany at this time
was the Wettin lands, made up of the electorate and the archduchy of ..."
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