Randlord

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Blend of Rand +‎ landlord

Noun[edit]

Randlord (plural Randlords)

  1. (South Africa) The person in charge of a goldfield in the Witwatersrand region.
    • 2013, Dominique Botha, False River:
      Pa had bought the staircase that used to stand in the entrance hall of a Randlord mansion in Johannesburg.
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