Männlich

Statthalter

Bedeutung (Englisch)

  1. (historical, masculine, strong) regent, vicegerent, viceroy, governor, proconsul
  2. (historical, masculine, strong) stadtholder (chief magistrate of the Dutch Republic)
  3. (Switzerland, masculine, strong) chief official of a region, deputy of a territorial lord; chief magistrate, mayor

Frequenz

C2
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

Late Middle High German stathalter, calque of Medieval Latin locumtenens (“lieutenant”). Compare Dutch stadhouder.

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