释义 |
heem·raad \ˈhāmˌräd, ˈhēm-\ noun (plural heemra·den \-dən\) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Afrikaans, from heem farm, village, home + raad council, councilman 1. : a council assisting a local Boer magistrate in the government of rural districts in So. Africa prior to the establishment of British administration 2. : a member of a heemraad |