STADTHOLDER


Meaning of STADTHOLDER in English

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. øøstadtholdership n. [Du. stadhouder deputy f. stad STEAD + houder HOLDER, after med.L LOCUM TENENS]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.