Lan″dam‐man (?), n. [G. Landamman; land land, country + amimann bailiff. See Land, and Ambassador.] 1. A chief magistrate in some of the Swiss cantons.
2. The president of the diet of the Helvetic republic.
Webster's Dictionary 1913
Lan″dam‐man (?), n. [G. Landamman; land land, country + amimann bailiff. See Land, and Ambassador.] 1. A chief magistrate in some of the Swiss cantons.
2. The president of the diet of the Helvetic republic.