stadhouder
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- stadthouder (obsolete)
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch stathouder, a calque of Medieval Latin locum tenēns. Equivalent to stad (“city, town; place, stead”) + houder (“holder”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
stadhouder m (plural stadhouders, diminutive stadhoudertje n, feminine stadhoudster)
- (historical) stadtholder (chief magistrate of the Dutch Republic)
Derived terms edit
French edit
Noun edit
stadhouder m (plural stadhouders)
- Alternative form of stathouder