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field cornet

field cornet noun: a civilian official in a drostdy, invested with the authority of a military officer and empowered to act as a magistrate.

Noun

field cornet (plural field cornets)

  1. (South Africa, historical) A civilian official in a drostdy, invested with the authority of a military officer and empowered to act as a magistrate.
  2. (South Africa, historical) The holder of a military rank equivalent to that of a lieutenant in the Boer armies as well as in the South African Army between 1960 and 1968.

Forms of field cornet

pluralfield cornets

Words formed from field cornet

Questions about field cornet

What does field cornet mean?
Field cornet means a civilian official in a drostdy, invested with the authority of a military officer and empowered to act as a magistrate.
What part of speech is field cornet?
Field cornet is a noun.
What is the plural of field cornet?
The plural of field cornet is field cornets.

Words near field cornet in the dictionary

  1. field circle
  2. field coil
  3. field coils
  4. field colours
  5. field corn
  6. field cornet
  7. field cornets
  8. field corns
  9. field cricket
  10. field crickets
  11. field day

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