ARCHDUCHESS


Meaning of ARCHDUCHESS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈdə-chəs ]

noun

Etymology: French archiduchesse, feminine of archiduc archduke, from Middle French archeduc

Date: 1555

1. : the wife or widow of an archduke

2. : a woman having in her own right a rank equal to that of an archduke

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.