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stathouder.

stadtholder (chief magistrate of the Dutch Republic)

10 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/sta.tu.dɛʁ/
  1. stadtholder (chief magistrate of the Dutch Republic)

    historical · masculine
Where this word comes from

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

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