transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈstat-ˌhōl-dər ]
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 Netherlands
• stadt·hold·er·ate -də-rət noun
• stadt·hold·er·ship -dər-ˌship noun