Definition of "grand-ducal" [grand•-du•cal]

• Of or relating to a grand duke. (adjective)

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• "The asking of it diminished somewhat from that ducal, grand-ducal, quasi-archducal, almost Godlike superiority which he had assumed, and showed the curiosity of a mere man."
• "There are a _Kurhaus_, built in 1853, and a park of 15 acres; also a grand-ducal castle, refitted in 1887-1888."
• "The executive consists of four departments of state -- those of the interior, of foreign affairs and of the grand-ducal house, of finance, and of justice, ecclesiastical affairs and education."