I. raad ˈräd noun
( plural ra·den -d ə n)
Etymology: Dutch, literally, counsel, council; akin to Old English rǣd advice, counsel, council — more at read
: a legislative assembly in one of the Boer republics of So. Africa before the establishment of British administration — compare heemraad , volksraad
II. ra·ad rəˈäd, ˈräd noun
( -s )
Etymology: Arabic ra ̷ ̷ād, literally, threatener, striker
: electric catfish