veld cornetcy, noun phrase

/ˈfelt ˌkɔːnətsi/
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EnglishShow more veld cornet + English noun-forming suffix -cy.
obs. except in historical contexts
field cornetcy sense 1.
1822 W.J. Burchell Trav. I. 76Each district is subdivided into a number of Veld-cornetcies, in which the duty of the Veld-cornet, (or Field-cornet), is to put in execution all orders from the landdrost, to whom he is more immediately accountable.
1827 G. Thompson Trav. 370A party of about 300 men made an irruption into the Tarka Veld-Cornetcy in 1824, and carried off some cattle.
1834 A. Smith Diary (1939) I. 64They [sc. wagons] drew up in different situations; generally those of a Veld Cornetcy or a particular part of the country assembled together.
1843 J.C. Chase Cape of G.H. 109The several districts are further sub-divided into veldt (or field) cornetcies, over which a veldt (field) cornet, a petty magistrate of great service, exercises authority, arranging all minor disputes occurring in his neighbourhood, and acting as a higher sort of constable or custos rotulorum.
1969 J. Meintjes Sword in Sand 30Every district was divided into veldcornetcies. Each zone chose a veldcornet and the veldcornets elected a commandant.
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