Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Kraal \Kraal\ (?; 277), n. [D., a village, inclosure, park,
   prob. fr. Pg. curral a cattle pen; the same word as Sp.
   corral. See {Corral}.]
   1. A collection of huts within a stockade; a village;
      sometimes, a single hut. [South Africa]

   2. An inclosure into which are driven wild elephants which
      are to be tamed and educated. [Ceylon]

Source : WordNet®

kraal
     n 1: a village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa;
          usually surrounded by a stockade
     2: a pen for livestock in southern Africa