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stadholdership

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stad⋅hold⋅er

  [stad-hohl-der]
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–noun
1. the chief magistrate of the former republic of the United Provinces of the Netherlands.
2. (formerly, in the Netherlands) the viceroy or governor of a province.
Also, stadtholder.

Origin:
1585–95; partial trans. of D stadhouder, equiv. to stad place + houder holder; trans. of ML locum tenēns

Related forms:
stad⋅hold⋅er⋅ate, stad⋅hold⋅er⋅ship, noun
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