'Stadtholder' definitions:

Definition of 'Stadtholder'

From: GCIDE
  • Stadtholder \Stadt"hold`er\ (st[a^]t"h[=o]ld`[~e]r), n. [D. stadhouder; stad a city, a town + houder a holder.] Formerly, the chief magistrate of the United Provinces of Holland; also, the governor or lieutenant governor of a province. [1913 Webster] Stadtholderate