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)
- Alternative spelling of stadtholder.
Dutch
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: (file) - Hyphenation: stad‧hou‧der
Noun
stadhouder m (plural stadhouders, diminutive stadhoudertje n, feminine stadhoudster)
- (historical) stadtholder (chief magistrate of the Dutch Republic)
Derived terms
- erfstadhouder
- stadhouderloos
- stadhouderschap
French
Noun
stadhouder m (plural stadhouders)
- alternative form of stathouder