archduchy

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɑːtʃˈdʌtʃɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ärch′duch′ē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
arch•duch•y  (ärch′duch′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -duch•ies. 
  1. Governmentthe domain of an archduke or an archduchess.
  • arch-1 + duchy, modeled on French archeduché (now archiduché) 1670–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
archduchy /ˌɑːtʃˈdʌtʃɪ/ n ( pl -duchies)
  1. the territory ruled by an archduke or archduchess
'archduchy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
archducal - archdukedom

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