archduchies's Usage Examples:

, with the Austrian archduchies, and soon afterwards he left Germany to renew his long struggle with Francis I.

He was king of Spain, of Sicily, of Naples and of Sardinia; he was lord of the Netherlands, of the free county of Burgundy and of the Austrian archduchies; he had at his command the immense resources of the New World; and he had been chosen king of Germany, thus gaining a title to the imperial crown.

He had during the lifetime of his father obtained possession of the archduchies of Austria, and, about the time of his accession to the Bohemian throne, the nobility of Styria also recognized him as their ruler.

Synonyms:

land, demesne, domain,

Antonyms:

embark, leave,