habsburg

/ˈhæps.bɜːɹɡ/

Etymology

Borrowed from German Habsburg, according to legend from Habichtsburg (“hawk's castle”) (Habicht (“hawk”) + Burg (“castle”)).

habsburg means relating to the Habsburg family and dynasty. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 78 out of 100.

habsburg is pronounced /ˈhæps.bɜːɹɡ/.

adj

An Alpine castle in Aargau canton, northern Switzerland.
A Swabian noble family named after it, which became the ruling (hereditary) dynasty of Austria, at times other countries (mainly in Iberia and the former Burgundian territories) and supplied successive (elected) emperors of the Holy Roman Empire.

A member of the Habsburg noble family.“Did European royals sometimes intermarry? Yes. There are a couple of examples of that. The Habsburgs are not beating the allegations.”