stathouder

French

Alternative forms

• stadhouder

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)

Derived terms

• stathoudérat
• stathoudérien

Further reading

• “stathouder”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.