noun Etymology: part translation of Dutch stadhouder, from stad place + houder holder Date: 1668 a viceroy in a province of the Netherlands, a chief executive officer of the provinces that formed a union leading to establishment of the Netherlands, ~ate noun ~ship noun
STADTHOLDER
Meaning of STADTHOLDER in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012