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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Stadtholder

/(stăt"hōld`ẽr)/ · Stadt·hold·er · IPA /ˈstætˌhoʊldɚ/
01 n. Formerly, the chief magistrate of the United Provinces of Holland; also, the governor or lieutenant governor of a province.
  1. 1.
    Formerly, the chief magistrate of the United Provinces of Holland; also, the governor or lieutenant governor of a province.