English
heemraad
Heemraad comes from Dutch heemraad ‘village council’, and goes back to Middle Dutch heemraet.
- Middle Dutchc. 1150–1500heemraet‘village council’
- Dutchc. 1500–presentheemraad‘village council’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Dutchc. 1150–1500heemraet‘village council’
- Dutchc. 1500–presentheemraad‘village council’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Middle Dutch heemraet
Today it means
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.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle Dutch heemraet / heemraad