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stadtholder

Syllabification: (stadt·hold·er)
Pronunciation: /ˈstatˌhōldər/

(also stadholder)
Definition of stadtholder

noun

  • (from the 15th century to the late 18th century) the chief magistrate of the United Provinces of the Netherlands.

Derivatives

stadtholdership

Pronunciation: /-ˌSHip/

noun

Origin:

mid 16th century: from Dutch stadhouder 'deputy', from stad 'place' + houder 'holder', translating medieval Latin locum tenens

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