'-drosten' definitions:

Definition of '-drosten'

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  • Landdrost \Land"drost`\, n.; pl. -drosten . Sometimes incorrectly Landtrost \Landtrost\ [D., fr. land land + drost a kind of official; akin to G. truchsess.] (In South Africa) (a) A chief magistrate in rural districts. He was replaced in
  • 1827 by "resident magistrates." (b) The president of the Heemraad. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]