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postholder|ˈpəʊsthəʊldə(r)|
[ad. Du. posthouder, f. post post n.3 + houder holder1.]
1. In Dutch colonial administration: A civil official in charge of a trading settlement or post.
1812Anne Plumptree Lichtenstein's Trav. S. Afr. I. 177 The house of the postholder at Mosselbay..lies directly at the upper end. 1852H. W. Pierson Amer. Mission. Mem. 270 They lodged in the house of the post-holder, a Dutch officer. 1896Dispute with Venezuela in Daily News 23 July 5/5 The Dutch..had instituted a regular system of trading both with the Indian tribes and with their Spanish neighbours up the Orinoco; and their Postholders had special functions in controlling such trade.
2. [Reconstituted from native elements.] One who occupies a post or office; an official.
1976Cumberland News 3 Dec. 32/7 (Advt.), Our Regional Officer..requires a person to look after the Carlisle office for a minimum of two months while the current postholder is away. |
