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archduchess

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, or the wife of a son or grandson of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

a wife or widow of an archduke or a princess of the former ruling house of Austria

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: princess

History

Etymology

From French archiduchesse, feminine of archiduc, corresponding to archduke + -ess or arch- + duchess.

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: أَرْشِيدُوقَة (ʔaršīdūqa) — daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
  • Catalan: arxiduquessa — daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
  • Czech: arcivévodkyně — daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
  • Danish: ærkehertuginde — daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
  • Dutch: aartshertogin — daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
  • Esperanto: arkidukino — daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
  • Finnish: arkkiherttuatar — daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
  • French: archiduchesse — daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
  • German: Erzherzogin — daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
  • Greek: αρχιδούκισσα (archidoúkissa) — daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
  • Italian: arciduchessa — daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
  • Khmer: សម្ដេចព្រះបរមរាជធីតាធិរាជ (sɑmdach preah bɑrom riech thiidaa thi’ riech) — daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
  • Latvian: erchercogiene — daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
  • Macedonian: надвојвотка (nadvojvotka) — daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
  • Manx: ard-ven-ghuic — daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
  • Persian: آرشیدوشس (âršidušes) — daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
  • Polish: arcyksiężna — daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
  • Portuguese: arquiduquesa — daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
  • Russian: эрцгерцоги́ня (ercgercogínja) — daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
  • Spanish: archiduquesa — daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
  • Swedish: ärkehertiginna — daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
  • Tagalog: artsidukesa — daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
  • Thai: อาร์ชดัชเชส (áach-dát-chés) — daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
  • Turkish: arşidüşes — daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
  • Volapük: jidaledük — daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary