Landdrost was the title of various officials with local jurisdiction in the Netherlands. The term is a Dutch compound, with land meaning "region" and drost, from Middle Dutch drossāte which originally referred to a lord's chief retainer (who later became the medieval seneschal or steward), equivalent to:
- an English reeve or steward;
- a Low German Drost(e) of Northern Germany (cognate with German Truchsess); or
- German Meier (from Latin majordomus).
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