LANDDROST

‖Land″drost′ (?), n.; pl. -drosten (#). Sometimes incorrectly Landtrost. [[D., fr. land land + drost a kind of official; akin to G. truchsess.]] In Cape Colony: (a) A chief magistrate in rural districts. He was replaced in 1827 by “resident magistrates.” (b) The president of the Heemraad.