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archducal

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ɑːtʃˈdjuːkəl/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Pertaining to an archduke or archduchess.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

belonging to or befitting an archduke or his archduchy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From earlier archiducal, from French archiducal.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: أَرْشِيدُوقِيّ (ʔaršīdūqiyy) — pertaining to archdukes
  • Catalan: arxiducal — pertaining to archdukes
  • Danish: ærkehertugelig — pertaining to archdukes
  • Esperanto: ĉefduka — pertaining to archdukes
  • French: archiducal — pertaining to archdukes
  • Italian: arciducale — pertaining to archdukes
  • Polish: arcyksiążęcy — pertaining to archdukes
  • Portuguese: arquiducal — pertaining to archdukes
  • Spanish: archiducal — pertaining to archdukes