estatúder

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch stadhouder (literally “city holder”), calqued from Medieval Latin locum tenēns. Compare lugarteniente.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /estaˈtudeɾ/ [es.t̪aˈt̪u.ð̞eɾ]
• Rhymes: -udeɾ
• Syllabification: es‧ta‧tú‧der

Noun

estatúder m (plural estatúderes)

1. (historical) stadtholder (chief magistrate of the Dutch Republic)

Derived terms

• estatuderato

 

Further reading

• “estatúder”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28