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noun
In Holland, and, until the 19th century, also in Cape Colony, a council to assist a local magistrate in the government of rural districts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
A member of such a council.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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History
From Dutch heemraad (“village council”).
