landdrost

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈlɑn(t).drɔst/

noun
Definitions
  • (historical) An official and magistrate in rural jurisdictions during the Ancien Régime.
  • (historical) A magistrate in the Cape Colony.
  • (historical) The head of an unincorporated area in the Netherlands.
  • (historical) The head of a department in the .

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch landdrost compound from Dutch, Flemish land (land, country, soil, ground, parcel, state) + Dutch, Flemish drost.

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

drost

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