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heemraad
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heemraad, n. [D. heem village + raad council, councilor.].
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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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