Landdrost

/ (ˈlændrɒst) /


noun
  1. Southern African history the chief magistrate of a district

Origin of Landdrost

1
C18: Afrikaans, from Dutch land country + drost sheriff, bailiff

Words Nearby Landdrost

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How to use Landdrost in a sentence

  • Landdrost Schutte and Captain Shields quarrel over who shall have charge of the jail.

    A Woman's Part in a Revolution | Natalie Harris Hammond
  • For each electoral district there is a magistrate or Landdrost, whose duties are similar to those of a Civil Commissioner.

    The Last Boer War | H. Rider Haggard
  • Landdrost Stockenstrom, who accompanied this force, rode up to a party of the natives and urgently endeavoured to secure peace.

  • The Landdrost is the friend of the Boer, and he can always "square" him in a matter against a native.

    Native Races and the War | Josephine Elizabeth Butler
  • For each electoral district there is a magistrate or Landdrost whose duties are similar to those of a Civil Commissioner.