stadtholder

n. 荷兰的省长

发音

UK /ˈstadˌhəʊldə/
UK /ˈstatˌhəʊldə/
US /ˈstætˌhoʊldɚ/
US /ˈstædˌhoʊldɚ/

词形变化

stadtholders 复数 stadtholders

别名

stadholder stadhouder

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The chief magistrate, then later, hereditary chief of state of the Dutch Republic.

    历史
  2. 2.

    An office formerly held by Danish and Swedish officials, best translated as governor-general.

    历史

词源

Adapted from Dutch stadhouder (literally “city holder”) (obsolete spelling: stadthouder), calqued from Medieval Latin locum tenēns.

来源：wiktionary