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English

Noun

stadtholder

  1. The chief magistrate, then later, hereditary chief-of-state of the Dutch Republic (mod. Dutch stadhouder).
  2. An office formerly held by Danish and Swedish officials best translated as Governor-general.


Translations

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Stadtholder \Stadt"hold`er\ (st[a^]t"h[=o]ld`[~e]r), n. [D.
stadhouder; stad a city, a town + houder a holder.]
Formerly, the chief magistrate of the United Provinces of
Holland; also, the governor or lieutenant governor of a
province.
[1913 Webster] Stadtholderate
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