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Definition of: stadholder
(stad′hōl·dər) noun
Formerly, a viceroy or governor of a province or town of the Netherlands as the representative of the sovereign; specifically, the chief magistrate of the Netherlands, a hereditary office in the family of the princes of Orange. Also stadt′·hold·er (stat′-). [<Du. stadhouder lieutenant <stad place + houder holder]
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