stadtholder

noun

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

The stadtholder was the chief magistrate in the Dutch Republic.

意味（1）

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

For decades, no stadtholder who would counterbalance the power of the Amsterdam regents had been appointed.

意味（2）

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