stadhouder
Dutch
Alternative forms
- stadthouder (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch stathouder, a calque of Medieval Latin locum tenēns. Equivalent to stad (“city, town; place, stead”) + houder (“holder”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstɑtˌɦɑu̯dər/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: stad‧hou‧der
Noun
stadhouder m (plural stadhouders, diminutive stadhoudertje n, feminine stadhoudster)
- (historical) stadtholder (chief magistrate of the Dutch Republic)
Derived terms
- erfstadhouder
- stadhouderloos
- stadhouderschap
French
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