Stuyvesant
[ stahy-vuh-suh nt ]
/ ˈstaɪ və sənt /
noun
Peter,1592–1672,
Dutch colonial administrator in the Americas: last governor of New Netherlands 1646–64.
British Dictionary definitions for peter stuyvesant
Stuyvesant
/ (ˈstaɪvɪsənt) /
noun
Peter. ?1610–72, Dutch colonial administrator of New Netherland (later New York) (1646–64)