stadhouder
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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
Noun
stadhouder m (plural stadhouders, diminutive stadhoudertje n, feminine stadhoudster)
- (historical) stadtholder (chief magistrate of the Dutch Republic)
Derived terms
French
Noun
stadhouder m (plural stadhouders)
- Alternative form of stathouder