Definition of stadtholder
1 : a viceroy in a province of the Netherlands
2 : a chief executive officer of the provinces that formed a union leading to establishment of the Netherlands
Origin of stadtholder
part translation of Dutch stadhouder, from stad place + houder holder
First Known Use: 1668
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