Etymology

landdrost

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Today it means: A type of magistrate in South Africa, abolished under the British in 1827. Full definition →

Dutch landdrost
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  1. Dutch · derived fromlanddrost
  2. English todaylanddrost

From South African Dutch landdrost, from land + drost.

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