# landdrost

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A type of magistrate in South Africa, abolished under the British in 1827.

## Etymology
From South African Dutch landdrost, from land + drost.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/landdrost