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Heemraad
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) In Holland, and, until the 19th century, also in Cape Colony, a council to assist a local magistrate in the government of rural districts; hence, also, a member of such a council.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Heemraad'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/h/heemraad.html. 1828.