Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Bundesrath \Bun"des*rath`\, n. [G.; bund confederacy + rath
   council.]
   Lit., a federal council, esp. of the German Empire. See
   {Legislature}.

Bundesrath \Bun"des*rath`\ (b[oo^]n"d[e^]s*r[aum]t`), n. [G.,
   from bund (akin to E. bond) confederacy + rath council, prob.
   akin to E. read.]
   The federal council of the German Empire. In the Bundesrath
   and the Reichstag are vested the legislative functions. The
   federal council of Switzerland is also so called.

   Note: The Bundesrath of the German empire is presided over by
         a chancellor, and is composed of sixty-two members, who
         represent the different states of the empire, being
         appointed for each session by their respective
         governments.

               By this united congress, the highest tribunal of
               Switzerland, -- the Bundesrath -- is chosen, and
               the head of this is a president.   --J. P. Peters
                                                  (Trans.
                                                  M["u]ller's
                                                  Pol. Hist.).