stad|hold|er

stad|hold|er
stad|hold|er «STAD HOHL duhr», noun.
1. the chief executive of the former republic of the United Provinces of the Netherlands.
2. (originally) the viceroy or governor of a province in the Netherlands. Also, stadtholder.
[< Dutch stadhouder, stadthouder < stad, stadt town, city + houder holder]

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