Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The wife or widow of an archduke.
- noun A woman, especially an Austrian princess, holding an archduchy in her own right.
- noun Used as a title for such a noblewoman.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The wife of an archduke; a princess of the reigning family of Austria.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The consort of an archduke; also, a princess of the imperial family of Austria. See
archduke .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
daughter orgranddaughter of the Emperor ofAustria-Hungary , or the wife of a son or grandson of the Emperor ofAustria-Hungary
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a wife or widow of an archduke or a princess of the former ruling house of Austria
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The archduchess will be a precious guaranty to Napoleon, for he will feel convinced that the emperor will be unwilling to sacrifice his child, and this conviction will fill him with confidence and a feeling of security.
Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia F. [Translator] Jordan
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The Spanish Illness Toulouse Valmorain arrived in Saint-Domingue in 1770, the same year the dauphin of France married the Austrian archduchess, Marie Antoinette.
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Since Haydn was patronized by Marie-Antoinette's mother and the young archduchess grew up listening to his music, it is fitting to see her picture on the cover.
A New CD elena maria vidal 2009
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Since Haydn was patronized by Marie-Antoinette's mother and the young archduchess grew up listening to his music, it is fitting to see her picture on the cover.
Archive 2009-08-01 elena maria vidal 2009
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Marie Antoinette, archduchess and queen; but I am also sorry for that poor
Les Miserables 2008
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Vaenius relates how the archduchess Isabella suggested his earlier love emblems Amorum Emblemata, 1608 might be reworked 'in a spiritual and divine sense.'
Amoris divini emblemata tellurian 2008
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The recent Coppola film has further damaged the image of the much-maligned, beautiful and charming Austrian archduchess, sent to France at age fourteen to marry the fifteen-year-old Dauphin.
Archive 2007-10-21 de Brantigny........................ 2007
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The recent Coppola film has further damaged the image of the much-maligned, beautiful and charming Austrian archduchess, sent to France at age fourteen to marry the fifteen-year-old Dauphin.
Marie-Antoinette: a reputation in shreds de Brantigny........................ 2007
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While you can boast of your three overwhelming millions, we can only produce our poor one million, — a mere nothing in your eyes, though three times the dowry of an archduchess of Austria.
A Marriage Contract 2007
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This is the moment when the 14-year-old Austrian archduchess was stripped naked to be handed over to the French and re-dressed.
Sofia's Choice Fraser, Antonia 2006
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