noun · masculinethird declension
archidux
archidux m (genitive archiducis)
Ecclesiastical[ˈar.ki.duks]
Meaning
- Medieval Latinmasculinearchduke, chief duke or prince
Si quisbusvis curiis publicis imperii dux Austrie praesens fuerit, unus de palatinis archiducibus est censendus, et nichilominus in consessu et incessu ad latus dextrum imperii post electores principes obtineat primum locum.
If the duke of Austria should be present in whatsoever public courts of the empire, he is to be reckoned as one of the palatine archdukes, and in any case in assembly and procession to the right side of the empire [emperor] he is to occupy the first place after the prince-electors.1358–1359, Rudolf IV of Austria (spuriously attributed to Frederick I Barbarossa), Privilegium Maius:
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | archidux | archiducēs |
| genitive | archiducis | archiducum |
| dative | archiducī | archiducibus |
| accusative | archiducem | archiducēs |
| ablative | archiduce | archiducibus |
| vocative | archidux | archiducēs |
Origins
archi- (“arch-, highest”) + dux (“duke”). First attested in the 10th century in reference to Bruno the Great, who ruled simultaneously as an archbishop and a duke, but only current after revival by Rudolf IV of Austria in a forged document, the Privilegium Maius (1358–1359), to justify claims of precedence over other princes of the Holy Roman Empire.
Descendants
- GermanErzherzog
- Frencharchiducfrom Middle French archeduc
- Englisharchdukefrom Middle French archeduc
In English words that came into English from archidux
- archdukearchidux