landdrost.
an official and magistrate in rural jurisdictions during the Ancien Régime
Meaning & usage
an official and magistrate in rural jurisdictions during the Ancien Régime
a magistrate in the Cape Colony
the head of an unincorporated area in the Netherlands
the head of a department in the Kingdom of Holland
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch landdrost. Equivalent to land + drost.
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