Archduchess
Arch′duch″ess (�), n. [Pref. arch- + duchess.] The consort of an archduke; also, a princess of the imperial family of Austria. See Archduke.
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Archduchy
Arch′duch″y, n. The territory of an archduke or archduchess. Ash.
Archduke
Arch′duke″ (�), n. [Pref. arch- + duke.] A prince of the imperial family of Austria.☞ Formerly this title was assumed by the rulers of Lorraine, Brabant, Austria, etc. It is now...
Archdukedom
Arch′duke″dom (�), n. An archduchy.
Archebiosis
‖Ar′che‐bi‐o″sis (�), n. [Pref. arche- = archi- + Gr. βίωσισ, βίοσ, life.] The origination of living matter from non-living. See Abiogenesis. Bastian.
Arched
Arched (�), a. Made with an arch or curve; covered with an arch; as, an arched door.
Archegonial
Ar′che‐go″ni‐al (�), a. Relating to the archegonium.
Archegonium
‖Ar′che‐go″ni‐um (�), n.(Bot.) The pistillidium or female organ in the higher cryptogamic plants, corresponding to the pistil in flowering plants.
Archegony
Ar‐cheg″o‐ny (�), n. [See Archegonium.] (Biol.) Spontaneous generation; abiogenesis.
Archelogy
Ar‐chel″o‐gy (�), n. [Gr. � an element or first principle + -logy.] The science of, or a treatise on, first principles. Fleming.
Archencephala
‖Ar′chen‐ceph″a‐la (�), n. pl.(Zoöl.) The division that includes man alone. R. Owen.
Archenemy
Arch′en″e‐my (�), n. [Pref. arch- + enemy.] A principal enemy. Specifically, Satan, the grand adversary of mankind. Milton.
Archenteric
Arch′en‐ter″ic (�), a.(Biol.) Relating to the archenteron; as, archenteric invagination.
Archenteron
‖Arch′en″ter‐on, n. [Pref. arch- + Gr. � intestine.] (Biol.) The primitive enteron or undifferentiated digestive sac of a gastrula or other embryo. See Illust. under Invagination.
Archeology
Ar′che‐ol″o‐gy (�), n., Ar′che‐o‐log′ic‐al (�), a. Same as Archæology, etc.
Archer
Arch″er (�), n. [archier, F. archer, LL. arcarius, fr. L. arcus bow. See Arc, Arch, n.] A bowman, one skilled in the use of the bow and arrow.
Archer fish
Arch″er fish′ (�). (Zoöl.) A small fish (Toxotes jaculator), of the East Indies; — so called from its ejecting drops of water from its mouth at its prey. The name is also applie...
Archeress
Arch″er‐ess (�), n. A female archer. Markham.
Archership
Arch″er‐ship, n. The art or skill of an archer.
Archery
Arch″er‐y (�), n. [OE. archerie.] 1. The use of the bow and arrows in battle, hunting, etc.; the art, practice, or skill of shooting with a bow and arrows.2. Archers, or bowmen,...
Arches
Arch″es (�), pl. of Arch, n.Court of arches, or Arches Court(Eng. Law), the court of appeal of the Archbishop of Canterbury, whereof the judge, who sits as deputy to the archbis...
Archetypal
Ar″che‐ty′pal (�), a. Of or pertaining to an archetype; consisting a model (real or ideal) or pattern; original. “One archetypal mind.” Gudworth.☞ Among Platonists, the archetyp...
Archetypally
Ar″che‐ty′pal‐ly, adv. With reference to the archetype; originally. “Parts archetypally distinct.” Dana.
Archetype
Ar″che‐type (är″kē̍‐tīp), n. [L. archetypum, Gr. αρχἔτυπον, fr. αρχἔτυποσ stamped first and as model; αρχἐ = αρχἰ + τύποσ stamp, figure, pattern, τύπτειν to strike: cf. F. arché...
Archetypical
Ar′che‐typ″ic‐al (�), a. Relating to an archetype; archetypal.
Archeus
‖Ar‐che″us (�), n. [LL. archēus, Gr. αρχαἰ̑οσ ancient, primeval, fr. αρχἤ beginning. See Archi-, pref.] The vital principle or force which (according to the Paracelsians) presid...
Archi-
Ar″chi– (�). [L., archi-, Gr. αρχἰ-, a prefix which is from the same root as ἄρχειν to be first, to begin; αρχἠ the first place, beginning; αρχὄσ chief. Cf. AS. arce-, erce-, OH...