stathouder

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Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch stadhouder (literally city holder), calqued from Medieval Latin locum tenēns. Compare lieutenant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sta.tu.dɛʁ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛʁ

Noun

stathouder m (plural stathouders)

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

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