archduke
pronunciation
How to pronounce archduke in British English:
UK [ˌɑːtʃˈdjuːk]
How to pronounce archduke in American English:
US [ ˌɑːrtʃˈduːk]
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- Noun:
- a sovereign prince of the former ruling house of Austria
Word Origin
- archduke (n.)
- 1520s, from Middle French and Old French archeduc, from Merovingian Latin archiducem (c.750); see arch- + duke (n.). Formerly the title of the rulers of Austrasia, Lorraine, Brabant, and Austria; later the titular dignity of the sons of the Emperor of Austria. Related: Archducal; archduchy.
Example
- 1. In that context , disputes about clumps of rock could become as significant as the assassination of an archduke .
- 2. That morning , the 19-year-old bosnian serb and six other would-be assassins had failed to kill the austrian archduke franz ferdinand .
- 3. Archduchy : the territory over which an archduke or an archduchess has authority .
- 4. Beethoven : piano trio in b-flat major , op.97 " archduke "
- 5. World war I would have erupted absent the assassination of the archduke ferdinand , and the vietnam war would no doubt have started absent an incident in the gulf of tonkin .