stadhouder

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch stadhouder.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈstadˌhaʊdə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈstædˌhaʊdɚ/
• Rhymes: -aʊdə(ɹ)
• Hyphenation: stad‧houd‧er

Noun

stadhouder (plural stadhouders)

1. Alternative spelling of stadtholder.

Dutch

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:

stadhouder

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Alternative forms

• stadthouder (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch stathouder, a calque of Medieval Latin locum tenēns. Equivalent to stad (“city, town; place, stead”) +‎ houder (“holder”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɑtˌɦɑu̯dər/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: stad‧hou‧der

Noun

stadhouder m (plural stadhouders, diminutive stadhoudertje n, feminine stadhoudster)

1. (historical) stadtholder (chief magistrate of the Dutch Republic)

Derived terms

• erfstadhouder
• stadhouderloos
• stadhouderschap

French

Noun

stadhouder m (plural stadhouders)

1. alternative form of stathouder