Statthalter

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Archived revision by DerbethBot (talk | contribs) as of 14:16, 1 January 2020.
Jump to navigation Jump to search

German

Etymology

Late (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German stathalter, translating (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Medieval Latin locumtenens (“lieutenant”). Compare Dutch stadhouder.

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Statthalter m (genitive Statthalters, plural Statthalter)

  1. (historical) regent, vicegerent, viceroy, governor, proconsul
  2. (Switzerland) chief official of a region, deputy of a territorial lord; chief magistrate, mayor

Declension

Template:de-decl-noun-m

Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Statthalter&oldid=58275905"