stadhouder

stad·houd·er
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UK/ˈstædˌhaʊdə/US/ˈstædˌhaʊdɚ/

A form of stadtholder — The chief provincial magistrate, military commander, and, as a member of the House of Orange, highest-ranking noble in the Dutch Republic, who often served as a de facto head of state alongside the States General; the position became hereditary in 1747

OriginDutch stadhouder →
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Meanings

nounstadhouder (plural stadhouders)

plural stadhouders

  1. alternativeAlternative form of stadtholder.

Origin

  1. Dutchstadhouder
  2. Englishstadhouder

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch stadhouder.

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APA

stadhouder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stadhouder

MLA

“stadhouder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stadhouder. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stadhouder,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stadhouder.

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