field cornet

noun

A civilian official in a drostdy, invested with the authority of a military officer and empowered to act as a magistrate.

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Meanings

nounfield cornet (plural field cornets)

plural field cornets

  1. South AfricahistoricalA civilian official in a drostdy, invested with the authority of a military officer and empowered to act as a magistrate.
  2. South AfricahistoricalgovernmentThe holder of a military rank equivalent to that of a lieutenant in the Boer armies as well as in the South African Army between 1960 and 1968.
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APA

field cornet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/field%20cornet

MLA

“field cornet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/field%20cornet. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “field cornet,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/field%20cornet.

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