archduke
noun
arch·duke
(ˌ)ärch-ˈdük 
-ˈdyük
1
: a sovereign prince
2
: a prince of the imperial family of Austria
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Or when Orlando, newly a woman, is being courted by a tedious archduke (also Kron), and Mac’s thigh-high patent leather red boots squeak thunderously against each other every time judy attempts a ladylike cross or re-cross of the legs in the duke’s presence.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2024
The country had just been invaded by the United States (1846-48), which took half of its territory, and the French later imposed a Hapsburg Austrian archduke as emperor (1864-67).
—TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
The next morning, a frail Bosnian student shot an Austrian archduke.
—Ed Lotterman, Idaho Statesman, 24 Jan. 2024
The next morning a frail Bosnian student shot an Austrian archduke.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 7 Jan. 2024
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2024
The country had just been invaded by the United States (1846-48), which took half of its territory, and the French later imposed a Hapsburg Austrian archduke as emperor (1864-67).
—TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
The next morning, a frail Bosnian student shot an Austrian archduke.
—Ed Lotterman, Idaho Statesman, 24 Jan. 2024
The next morning a frail Bosnian student shot an Austrian archduke.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 7 Jan. 2024
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“Archduke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/archduke. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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