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)

  1. (historical) stadtholder (chief magistrate of the Dutch Republic)

Derived terms

French

Noun

stadhouder m (plural stadhouders)

  1. alternative form of stathouder
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