stadtholder

 
Pronunciation: /ˈstadˌhəʊldə, ˈstat-/
(also stadholder)

noun

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

Derivatives

stadtholdership

noun

Origin:

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