Definitions For Stadtholder

Noun

STADTHOLDER (plural STADTHOLDERs) (historical) The chief magistrate, then later, hereditary chief of state of the dutch Republic. (historical) An office formerly held by danish and swedish officials, best translated as governor-general.

Derived terms

{{der4, en, stadtholderate, stadtholderess, stadtholderian, stadtholdership}}

Translations

Danish: statholder, c Dutch: stadhouder, m Finnish: käskynhaltija French: stathouder, m, stadhouder, m Georgian: შტატჰალტერი, სტატჰაუდერი, სტადჰაუდერი, ადგილნაცვალი German: Statthalter, m Italian: statolder, m Korean: {{t-check, ko, 스타트허우더}} Russian: статха́удер, m Spanish: estatúder, m Swedish: ståthållare Danish: {{t-needed, da}} Finnish: käskynhaltija Georgian: გუბერნატორი, რეგიონის გამგებელი Swedish: ståthållare, c {{checktrans-top}} Japanese: {{t+check, ja, 総督, tr=そうとく, sōtoku}} Russian: {{t+check, ru, штатга́льтер, m}}, {{t+check, ru, штатга́лтер, m}}

Alternative forms

{{alter, en, stadholder}}

Etymology

Adapted from {{bor, en, nl, stadhouder, lit=city holder}} (obsolete spelling: stadthouder), calqued from {{der, en, ML., locum tenēns}}.