stadhouder
Dutch
Etymology
From stad (“city, town”) + houder (“holder”), calque of Medieval Latin locum tenēns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstɑtˌɦɑu̯dər/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: stad‧hou‧der
Noun
stadhouder m (plural stadhouders, diminutive stadhoudertje n)
- (historical) stadtholder (chief magistrate of the Dutch Republic)
French
Noun
stadhouder m (plural stadhouders)
- Alternative form of stathouder