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Duchy vs Archduchess - What's the difference?

duchy | archduchess |

As nouns the difference between duchy and archduchess

is that duchy is a dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess while archduchess is a daughter or granddaughter of the emperor of austria-hungary, or the wife of a son or grandson of the emperor of austria-hungary.

duchy

English

Noun

(wikipedia duchy) (duchies)
  • A dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess.
  • * A Grand Duchy may be a self-governing state.
  • * A simple duchy tends to be a part of a larger kingdom or empire.

    • Related terms

    * barony * bishop * county * ducal * duchess * duke * march * marquess * marquessate * viscount ----

    archduchess

    English

    Noun

    (archduchesses)
  • A daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, or the wife of a son or grandson of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=February 25, author=William Shaw, title=We Are Not a Muse, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=If that weren’t enough, in 1993 she married Karl von Habsburg, otherwise known as Archduke Karl of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, and the couple set up home in Salzburg, producing two archduchesses and an archduke. }}

    Coordinate terms

    * archduke

    Related terms

    * archbishop * duchess * duke * grand duke * grand duchess

    See also

    * nobility * royalty