stattholder

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German statholder. Cognate with German Statthalter.

Noun

stattholder m (definite singular stattholderen, indefinite plural stattholdere, definite plural stattholderne)

1. proxy ruler of a country on behalf of a monarch

Derived terms

• stattholderskap

See also

• statthaldar (Nynorsk)
• stedfortreder

References

• “stattholder” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “stattholder” in The Ordnett Dictionary