stadtholder
English
/ˈstadˌhəʊldə/, /ˈstætˌhoʊldɚ/
noun
Definitions
- (historical) The chief magistrate, then later, hereditary chief of state of the Dutch Republic.
- (historical) An office formerly held by Danish and Swedish officials, best translated as governor-general.
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch, Flemish stadhouder (city holder) derived from Latin locum tenēns.
Origin
Latin
locum tenēns
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Cognates and derived terms
- stadtholderate English
- stadtholderess English
- stadtholderian English
- stadtholdership English
- locum tenēns Latin
- statolder Italian
- houder Dutch, Flemish
- stad Dutch, Flemish
- stadhouder Dutch, Flemish
- stadhouderloos Dutch, Flemish
- stathouder French
- estatúder Spanish, Castilian
- stathouder Middle Dutch