"landdrost" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: landdrosts [plural]
Etymology: From South African Dutch landdrost, from land + drost. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|nl|landdrost}} Dutch landdrost Head templates: {{en-noun}} landdrost (plural landdrosts)
  1. (now historical) A type of magistrate in South Africa, abolished under the British in 1827. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-landdrost-en-noun-INrkU9Gn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 30 1 10 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 39 1 8 48

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Alternative forms

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