Definition of Archdoke
Arch`duke" (&?;), n. [Pref. arch- +
duke.] A prince of the imperial family of Austria.
&fist; Formerly this title was assumed by the rulers of Lorraine,
Brabant, Austria, etc. It is now appropriated to the descendants of the
imperial family of Austria through the make line, all such male descendants
being styled archduke, and all such female descendants
archduchesses.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
ARCH DUKE. A comical or eccentric fellow.
- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)
- son or grandson of an Emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
"World War I traditionally started with the assasination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand."
arch duke- (idiom) (vulgar) A comical or eccentric fellow. (1811 Dictionary of Vulgar Tongue)
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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