field cornet

== English == === Noun === field cornet (plural field cornets) (South Africa, historical) A civilian official in a drostdy, invested with the authority of a military officer and empowered to act as a magistrate. (South Africa, historical, military) The holder of a military rank equivalent to that of a lieutenant in the Boer armies as well as in the South African Army between 1960 and 1968. ==== Derived terms ==== assistant field cornet === References === Radburn, A. (2012). SOUTH AFRICAN ARMY RANKS AND INSIGNIA. Scientia Militaria South African Journal of Military Studies, 20(2). https://doi.org/10.5787/20-2-364