"field cornet" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: field cornets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} field cornet (plural field cornets)
  1. (South Africa, historical) A civilian official in a drostdy, invested with the authority of a military officer and empowered to act as a magistrate. Tags: South-Africa, historical
    Sense id: en-field_cornet-en-noun-4Cjgte83 Categories (other): South African English
  2. (South Africa, historical, military) The 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. Tags: South-Africa, historical Derived forms: assistant field cornet
    Sense id: en-field_cornet-en-noun-9-FTtOl0 Categories (other): South African English, Military, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 64 Topics: government, military, politics, war

Inflected forms

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