Peter Stuyvesant pe·ters·tuy·vesant uncommon noun 1. the last Dutch colonial administrator of New Netherland; in 1664 he was forced to surrender the colony to England (1592-1672) SynonymsStuyvesantPeter StuyvesantPetrus Stuyvesant Related words Broader terms administrator WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.
