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Definition of archduke noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

archduke

noun
 
/ˌɑːtʃˈdjuːk/
 
/ˌɑːrtʃˈduːk/
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  1. (in the past) a son of the Emperor of Austria
    • Archduke Franz Ferdinand
    compare grand duke
    Word Originearly 16th cent.: from Old French archeduc, from Latin archidux, archiduc-, from archi- ‘chief’ + dux, duc- ‘leader’; related to ducere ‘to lead’.
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