stadtholder

American  

[stat-hohl-der] / ˈstætˌhoʊl dər /

noun

1. stadholder.

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Other Word Forms

• stadtholderate noun
• stadtholdership noun

Example Sentences

At that time, almost exactly parallel with Rembrandt's career, The Netherlands was entering its "Golden Age" under the able stadtholder.

From Time Magazine Archive

The accession of Charles II. to the English throne led to the rescinding of the Act of Seclusion; nevertheless De Witt steadily refused to allow the prince of Orange to be appointed stadtholder or captain-general.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3 "Destructors" to "Diameter" by Various

As a citizen he was sufficiently well known to be placed on the list of those from whom William III., stadtholder of the Netherlands, chose the regency of Dordrecht in 1672.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various

In his house, adorned with antique casts, costumes, and a noble collection of prints, he often 520 received the stadtholder John Maurice, whose portrait is still preserved in the work of the learned Barleius.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various

In the summer of 1584 William of Orange was residing at Delft, where his wife, Louisa de Coligny, had given birth, in the preceding winter, to a son, afterward the celebrated stadtholder Frederick Henry.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10 by Rudd, John