释义 |
land·drost \ˈlan(d)ˌdrȯst\ noun also land·trost \-ˌtr-\ (-s) Etymology: Afrikaans landdros (formerly spelled landdrost), from land land, country (from Middle Dutch) + drost sheriff; akin to Old High German lant land — more at land, drostdy : a Boer magistrate in a rural district of South Africa prior to the establishment of British administration < the special court … of three landdrosts with a jury — Manfred Nathan > |