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.

Derivatives:

stadtholdership n.

Etymology: Du. stadhouder deputy f. stad STEAD + houder HOLDER, after med.L LOCUM TENENS

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.