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heemraads

heemraads is the plural of heemraad.

Meaning of heemraad

Noun

heemraad (plural heemraden or heemraads)

  1. (historical) In Holland, and, until the 19th century, also in Cape Colony, a council to assist a local magistrate in the government of rural districts.
  2. (historical) A member of such a council.

Questions about heemraads

What is heemraads the plural of?
Heemraads is the plural of heemraad.

Words near heemraads in the dictionary

  1. heelwalkers
  2. heelwork
  3. heemantic
  4. Heemeyer
  5. heemraad
  6. heemraads
  7. heemraden
  8. Heemskerk
  9. Heemstede
  10. Heenan
  11. Heenans

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