stadholder
noun
the chief magistrate of the former republic of the United Provinces of the Netherlands.
stadholderate
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a word derived from
stadholder.
Example Sentences
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The services he rendered to his country during his stadholderate of twenty-two years can scarcely be over-estimated.
From History of Holland by George Edmundson
The English ambassador, Harris, and Van de Spiegel were the chief advisers of the now dominant Orange government; and drastic steps were taken to establish the hereditary stadholderate henceforth on a firm basis.
From History of Holland by George Edmundson
His stadholderate of Gelderland had overwhelmed him with annoyance, for throughout the north- eastern provinces there was neither system nor subordination.
From The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 31: 1580-82 by John Lothrop Motley
After his death one would have expected that the office would have fallen into abeyance, but the coming of Leicester into the Netherlands led to a revival of the stadholderate.
From History of Holland by George Edmundson
The stadholderate, the offices of captain and admiral-general, and all the ancient organization of the United Netherlands were abolished, and were transformed into the Batavian Republic, in close alliance with France.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" by Various
