LANDDROST

Etymology

Noun

landdrost (plural landdrosts)

(historical) A type of magistrate in South Africa, abolished under the British in 1827.

Source: Wiktionary

Land"drost`, n.; pl. -drosten (#). Sometimes incorrectly Landtrost. [D., fr. land land + drost a kind of official; akin to G. truchsess.] In Cape Colony: (a) A chief magistrate in rural districts. He was replaced in 1827 by "resident magistrates." (b) The president of the Heemraad.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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