English Explanatory Dictionary

stadtholder

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The chief magistrate, then later, hereditary chief of state of the Dutch Republic.
  2. An office formerly held by Danish and Swedish officials, best translated as governor-general.

Pronunciation

/ˈstadˌhəʊldə/ /ˈstatˌhəʊldə/ /ˈstætˌhoʊldɚ/ /ˈstædˌhoʊldɚ/

Word forms

stadtholder stadtholders stadholder stadhouder

Etymology

Adapted from Dutch stadhouder (literally “placeholder”) (obsolete spelling: stadthouder), calqued from Medieval Latin locum tenēns.

Derived words

antistadtholder antistadtholderian stadtholderate stadtholderess stadtholderian stadtholdership
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