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Definition of Archduke

1. Noun. A sovereign prince of the former ruling house of Austria.

Definition of Archduke

1. n. A prince of the imperial family of Austria.

Definition of Archduke

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

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Archduke

1. an Austrian prince [n -S]

Medical Definition of Archduke

1. A prince of the imperial family of Austria. Formerly this title was assumed by the rulers of Lorraine, Brabant, Austria, etc. It is now appropriated to the descendants of the imperial family of Austria through the make line, all such male descendants being styled archduke, and all such female descendants archduchesses. Origin: Pref. Arch- + duke. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Archduke

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

1. The Works of Tennyson by Alfred Tennyson Tennyson, Hallam Tennyson Tennyson (1905)
"Thus archduke Ernest, as Viceroy of the Netherlands, found himself in a most ... In these circumstances Philip urged the archduke to make an effort for ..."

2. The Cambridge Modern History by Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1907)
"The fifth son, archduke Albert, had in his eleventh year been received at the Court of Philip II, whose goodwill he never afterwards lost. ..."

3. Beethoven's Letters: A Critical Edition : with Explanatory Notes by Ludwig van Beethoven, Alfred Christlieb Kalischer, John South Shedlock (1909)
"It concerns the printing of archduke Rudolf's Variations on a Beethoven theme. ... The Variations of the archduke appeared this year at Steiner's. ..."

4. The Historians' History of the World: A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise by Henry Smith Williams (1907)
"The archduke Charles, as conquering hero and adopted son of the archduchess Maria ... As the archduke Charles had command of the army in Germany in 1795, ..."

5. History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth by James Anthony Froude (1881)
"archduke could not possibly comply with her invitation. ... The archduke on receiving this message replied at December to once that he could not stir ..."

6. The Chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet by Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Bon Joseph Dacier (1849)
"THE archduke Philip made his public entry into Lyon the 23rd of March, ... This was done, for the king had no evil intentions ; but the archduke had made ..."

7. The History of the French Revolution by Adolphe Thiers, Frederic Shoberl (1844)
"Thinking that the archduke, after forcing Jourdan to fall back, ... These passes, being the most distant from the point where the archduke then was, ..."

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