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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch stadhouder (literally “city holder”), calqued from Medieval Latin locum tenēns. Compare lieutenant.
Pronunciation
Noun
stathouder m (plural stathouders)
- (historical) stadtholder (chief magistrate of the Dutch Republic)
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