archduchy

American  

[ahrch-duhch-ee] / ˈɑrtʃˈdʌtʃ i /

noun

plural

archduchies

1. the domain of an archduke or an archduchess.

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archduchy British  

/ ˈɑːtʃˈdʌtʃɪ /

noun

1. the territory ruled by an archduke or archduchess

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Etymology

Origin of archduchy

1670–80; arch- ¹ + duchy, modeled on French archeduché (now archiduché )

Example Sentences

Death of Ferdinand I; Maximilian II succeeds in the German empire, the archduchy of Austria, Hungary, and Bohemia.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10 by Rudd, John

Transleithan, trans-lī′than, adj. beyond the Leitha, the boundary river between the archduchy of Austria and Hungary.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

Hungary, Bohemia, Galicia, Illyria and Dalmatia; one archduchy, Austria; one principality, Transylvania; one duchy, Styria; one margraviate, Moravia, and one county, Tyrol.

From Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World by Ringrose, Hyacinthe

He was the sole possessor of the archduchy of Austria, King of Bohemia and of Hungary, and Emperor of Germany.

From The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)

The original archduchy, which included Upper Austria, is the nucleus of the Austrian empire, and the oldest possession of the house of Habsburg in its present dominions.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" by Various