stadtholderate
/ˈstætˌhoʊldərət/
noun
- The office, position, or term of a stadtholder (a historical leader or governor in the Netherlands).
- Historians debate whether the stadtholderate was more like a monarchy or a republic.
- The stadtholderate was abolished after the French invasion of the Netherlands in 1795.
- During his stadtholderate, William III focused on strengthening the Dutch navy.