Original: The title of Archduke ( feminine : Archduchess ) ( German : Erzherzog , feminine form : Erzherzogin ) denotes a noble rank above Duke and below King , used primarily by princes of the Houses of Habsburg and Habsburg-Lorraine .
Simplified: The English word is recorded only since 1530 , derived from Middle Latin archidux , from arch ( i ) - ( see arch - ( adj . ) )