Archduchess
the wife of an archduke.
a princess of the Austrian imperial family.
Historical Examples
You will be so good as to express my regrets to the archduchess.
The Master Mummer E. Phillips Oppenheim
In all these respects the Austrian archduchess was woefully deficient.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte William Milligan Sloane
The gold clock on her dressing-table, a gift from the archduchess, marked them with flying hands.
Long Live the King Mary Roberts Rinehart
The archduchess was in one of her sudden moods of irritation.
Long Live the King Mary Roberts Rinehart
I obeyed, and the archduchess seemed to me purposely to leave us alone.
The Master Mummer E. Phillips Oppenheim
The archduchess hated tears, and her softer moments were only moments.
Long Live the King Mary Roberts Rinehart
The King is an old man, the Court is ruled by the archduchess, a hard, unscrupulous woman.
The Master Mummer E. Phillips Oppenheim
Against her father the archduchess held her unhappy marriage.
Long Live the King Mary Roberts Rinehart
Few of them showed any trace of usage, but one no doubt led to the private apartments of the archduchess.
The Mercenary W. J. Eccott
It was, of course, the archduchess who discovered what was happening.
Long Live the King Mary Roberts Rinehart
noun
the wife or widow of an archduke
(since 1453) a princess of the Austrian imperial family, esp a daughter of the Austrian emperor
n.
1610s; see arch- + duchess. Also cf. archduke.
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