Stadtholderate

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The office or position of a stadtholder. historical

    "On his deathbed he sent for his younger half-brother, Frederic Henry, the prince who would undoubtedly succeed him in the stadholderate of five provinces and the command of the army."

  2. 2
    A state ruled by a stadtholder. historical

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stadtholdership

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"On his deathbed he sent for his younger half-brother, Frederic Henry, the prince who would undoubtedly succeed him in the stadholderate of five provinces and the command of the army."

Etymology

From stadtholder + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, a state ruled by people of such office).

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