shtadlan

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Etymology[edit]

Hebrew שַׁדְלָ

Noun[edit]

shtadlan (plural shtadlans or shtadlanim)

  1. (Judaism, historical) An intercessor for a local European Jewish community on behalf of the authorities.

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