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stadtholder

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Letters
11
Pronunciation
/ˈstadˌhəʊldə/(UK)
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/ˈstadˌhəʊldə/(UK) · /ˈstatˌhəʊldə/(UK) · /ˈstætˌhoʊldɚ/(US) · /ˈstædˌhoʊldɚ/(US)

Definition of stadtholder

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (historical)The chief magistrate, then later, hereditary chief of state of the Dutch Republic.
    “For decades, no stadtholder who would counterbalance the power of the Amsterdam regents had been appointed.”
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noun

  1. (historical)The chief magistrate, then later, hereditary chief of state of the Dutch Republic.
    “For decades, no stadtholder who would counterbalance the power of the Amsterdam regents had been appointed.”
  2. (historical)An office formerly held by Danish and Swedish officials, best translated as governor-general.

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Etymology

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

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