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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024stad•hold•er (stad′hōl′dər),USA pronunciation n. - Governmentthe chief magistrate of the former republic of the United Provinces of the Netherlands.
- Government(formerly, in the Netherlands) the viceroy or governor of a province.
Also, stadtholder. - 1585–95; partial translation of Dutch stadhouder, equivalent. to stad place + houder holder; translation of Medieval Latin locum tenēns
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