Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

archduchess

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables: arch-duchess
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"If that weren’t enough, in 1993 she married Karl von Habsburg, otherwise known as Archduke Karl of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, and the couple set up home in Salzburg, producing two archduchesses and an archduke."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: archiduchesse

Inflected Forms

archduchesses (plural) archdutchess (alternative, obsolete)

Phrases

grand duchess grand duke

Frequently Paired Words

archbishop duchess duke grand duchess grand duke nobility royalty archduke

Questions

What does archduchess mean?: A daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, or the wife of a son or grandson of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
Where does archduchess come from?: It is traced to French.

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