stathouder

French

Alternative forms

stadhouder

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch stadhouder (literally “city holder”), calqued from Medieval Latin locum tenēns. Compare lieutenant.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sta.tu.dɛʁ/
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Rhymes: -ɛʁ

Noun

stathouder m (plural stathouders)

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

Derived terms

stathoudérat
stathoudérien

Further reading

“stathouder”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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