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- [stad-hohl-der]
- /ˈstædˌhoʊl dər/
- /stˈadhəʊldə/
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- [stad-hohl-der]
- /ˈstædˌhoʊl dər/
Definitions of stadholder word
- noun stadholder the chief magistrate of the former republic of the United Provinces of the Netherlands. 1
- noun stadholder (formerly, in the Netherlands) the viceroy or governor of a province. 1
- noun stadholder the chief magistrate of the former Dutch republic or of any of its provinces (from about 1580 to 1802) 0
- noun stadholder a viceroy or governor of a province 0
- noun stadholder the governor or viceroy of a province of the Netherlands 0
- noun stadholder the chief magistrate of the 16th-17th cent. Netherlands republic 0
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Origin of stadholder
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
1585-95; partial translation of Dutch stadhouder, equivalent to stad place + houder holder; translation of Medieval Latin locum tenēns
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Parts of speech for Stadholder
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preposition
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determiner
exclamation
stadholder popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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