ˈhāmˌräd, ˈhēm- noun
( plural heemra·den -d ə n)
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