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archduchess

American  
[ahrch-duhch-is] / ˈɑrtʃˈdʌtʃ ɪs /

noun

  1. the wife of an archduke.

  2. a princess of the Austrian imperial family.

archduchess British  
/ ˈɑːtʃˈdʌtʃɪs /

noun

  1. the wife or widow of an archduke

  2. (since 1453) a princess of the Austrian imperial family, esp a daughter of the Austrian emperor

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Gender

What's the difference between archduchess and archduke? See -ess.

Etymology

Origin of archduchess

First recorded in 1610–20; arch- 1 + duchess, modeled on French archiduchesse

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