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 found the dispensary closed, the proprietor having departed with the English, and the Landdrost, fearing to get himself into trouble, was not inclined to open it.

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

Already Steyn and the irreconcilables had fled from the town, and the General was met by a deputation of the Mayor, the Landdrost, and Mr. Fraser to tender the submission of the capital.

From The Great Boer War by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

Landdrost Stofberg: It means therefore that the language medium will be English, but that Dutch will also be allowed.

From The peace negotiations between the governments of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, and the representatives of the British government, which terminated in the peace concluded at Vereeniging on the 31st May, 1902 by Velden, D. E. van

The Landdrost, or chief official of the ward, took the chair.

From Origin of the Anglo-Boer War Revealed (2nd ed.) The Conspiracy of the 19th Century Unmasked by Thomas, C. H.

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