archduke

archduke

English

Etymology

From Middle French archeduc (modern French archiduc), from Latin archidux. Equivalent to arch- +‎ duke.

Pronunciation

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Noun

archduke (plural archdukes)

1. (historical) The son or male-line grandson of an emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

   World War I traditionally started with the assassination of Archduke Francis (Franz) Ferdinand.

2. (historical) The ruler of an archduchy, in particular the Archduchy of Austria.

Related terms

• archduchess
• duke
• emperor
• grand duke
• imperial
• noble
• prince
• royal

 

Translations

rank

Afrikaans: aartsherog Armenian: արքիդուքս (arkʿidukʿs), էրցհերցոգ (hy) (ērcʿhercʿog) Catalan: arxiduc (ca) m Czech: arcivévoda (cs) m Danish: ærkehertug c Dutch: aartshertog (nl) Esperanto: arkiduko, ĉefduko Finnish: arkkiherttua (fi) French: archiduc (fr) m Galician: arquiduque m Georgian: ერისთავთ-ერისთავი (eristavt-eristavi) German: Erzherzog (de) m Greek: αρχιδούκας (el) m (archidoúkas) Hungarian: főherceg (hu) Icelandic: erkihertogi m Ido: arkiduko (io) Indonesian: adipati utama Irish: ard-diúc m Italian: arciduca (it) Japanese: 大公 (ja) (たいこう, taikō) Khmer: សម្ដេចព្រះបរមរាជឱរសាធិរាជ (sɑmdach preah bɑrom riech aorɑh a’tʰi’riech) Latin: archidux m Latvian: erchercogs m Macedonian: надвојвода m (nadvojvoda) Papiamentu: archiduke Polish: arcyksiążę (pl) m Portuguese: arquiduque (pt) Russian: эрцге́рцог (ru) m (ercgércog) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: на̏двојвода m Roman: nȁdvojvoda (sh) m Spanish: archiduque (es) m Swedish: ärkehertig (sv) Tagalog: artsiduke Thai: อาร์ชดุ๊ก, อาร์ชดยุก Turkish: arşidük (tr) Volapük: daledük (vo) (male or female), hidaledük (male) Welsh: arch-ddug m