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a) The chief magistrate, then later, hereditary chief-of-state of the Dutch Republic (mod. Dutch stadhouder).b) An office formerly held by Danish and Swedish officials best translated as Governor-general.
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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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stadtholder — A Stadtholder (Dutch: stadhouder , steward or literally place keeper or stead holder in older Dutch) in the Low Countries was a medieval function which during the 18th century developed into a rare type of de facto hereditary head of state of the … Wikipedia
Stadtholder — The function of vice regent in the provinces of the Netherlands became somewhat of an anomaly after the abjuration of King Philip II of Spain in 1581. The stadtholder of Holland, William I of Orange, was one of the most important military lead … Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands
stadtholder — stadtholderate, stadtholdership, n. /stat hohl deuhr/, n. stadholder. * * * ▪ historical Dutch official also spelled Stadholder, Dutch Stadhouder, provincial executive officer in the Low Countries, or Netherlands, from the 15th through … Universalium
stadtholder — n. (also stadholder) hist. 1 the chief magistrate of the United Provinces of the Netherlands. 2 the viceroy or governor of a province or town in the Netherlands. Derivatives: stadtholdership n. Etymology: Du. stadhouder deputy f. stad STEAD +… … Useful english dictionary
stadtholder — noun Etymology: part translation of Dutch stadhouder, from stad place + houder holder Date: 1668 1. a viceroy in a province of the Netherlands 2. a chief executive officer of the provinces that formed a union leading to establishment of the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
STADTHOLDER — an anglicised form of the Dutch stadhouder (i. e. stead holder), a title conferred on the governors of provinces in the Low Countries, but chiefly associated with the rulers of Holland, Zealand, and Utrecht; in 1544 the title was held by… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
stadtholder — [ stadˌhəʊldə, stat ] (also stadholder) noun historical the chief magistrate of the United Provinces of the Netherlands. Derivatives stadtholdership noun Origin C16: from Du. stadhouder deputy , from stad place + houder holder … English new terms dictionary
stadtholder — stadt·hold·er … English syllables
stadtholder — /ˈstædhoʊldə/ (say stadhohlduh) noun 1. the chief magistrate of the former republic of the United Provinces of the Netherlands. 2. History (in the Netherlands) the viceroy or governor of a province. Also, stadholder. {Dutch stadhouder, from stad… …
