Act of Guarantee
The Act of Guarantee ( Dutch: "Akte van Garantie" ) of the hereditary stadtholderate was a document from 1788 , in which the seven provinces of the States General and the representative of Drenthe declared , amongst other things , that the admiralty and captain-generalship were hereditary , and together with the hereditary stadtholderate would henceforth be an integrated part of the constitution of the Dutch Republic . 
<triplet> Dutch Republic <subj> stadtholderate <obj> office held by head of the organization