ˈfōlksˌrät noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Afrikaans, from Dutch volks (gen. of volk people, from Middle Dutch volc, follc ) + raad council; akin to Old High German folc people — more at folk , raad
: parliament , legislature : as
a. : the legislative assembly of the So. African Republic before it became the Transvaal province of the Union of So. Africa
b. : the legislative assembly of the Orange Free State before it became a province of the Union of So. Africa
c. : the legislative assembly of the Dutch East Indies