Landdrost

British  

/ ˈlændrɒst /

noun

1. history the chief magistrate of a district

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Etymology

Origin of Landdrost

C18: Afrikaans, from Dutch land country + drost sheriff, bailiff

Example Sentences

I may say that our little party at "Myrtle Grove" was a few weeks later augmented by the arrival of Vaal Piet Uys and Landdrost T. Kelly.

From My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War by Van Breda, P.

Every town has its Landdrost, and every town has its Landdrost's clerk.

From The Boer in Peace and War by Mann, Arthur M.

I then went into the house with the Landdrost, and spent a good deal of time in writing with him.

From Three Years' War by De Wet, Christiaan Rudolf

Usually the clerk does all the work, and the Landdrost, in his capacity of chief magistrate, passes all the sentences and issues all the instructions.

From The Boer in Peace and War by Mann, Arthur M.

I have one particular Landdrost in my mind as I write.

From The Boer in Peace and War by Mann, Arthur M.