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