English Explanatory Dictionary

heemraad

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In Holland, and, until the 19th century, also in Cape Colony, a council to assist a local magistrate in the government of rural districts.
  2. A member of such a council.

Word forms

heemraad heemraden heemraads

Etymology

From Dutch heemraad (“village council”).

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