Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for STADT'HOLD-ER
STA'DI-UMSTADT'HOLD-ER-ATE, or STADT'HOLD-ER-SHIP
STADT'HOLD-ER, n. [D. stadt, a city, and houder, holder.]
Formerly, the chief magistrate of the United Provinces of Holland; or the governor or lieutenant governor of a province.
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