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

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)

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

Derived terms

French

Noun

stadhouder m (plural stadhouders)

  1. alternative form of stathouder