hospodar

American  

[hos-puh-dahr] / ˈhɒs pəˌdɑr /

noun

1. a former title of governors or princes of Wallachia and Moldova.

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hospodar British  

/ ˈhɒspəˌdɑː /

noun

1. (formerly) the governor or prince of Moldavia or Wallachia under Ottoman rule

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Etymology

Origin of hospodar

1620–30; < Romanian < Ukrainian gospodár' literally, lord; compare Russian Church Slavonic gospodarĭ (cognate with Czech hospodář, Serbo-Croatian gospòdār ), equivalent to gospodĭ lord + -arĭ noun suffix; gospodĭ perhaps < *gos ( tĭ )- potĭ, hence cognate with Latin hospes ( host ¹ ), though d for t unexplained

Example Sentences

There were no referees on the ice yet and no penalties were assessed because the game hadn’t started, but there were $500 fines levied all around and Hospodar was suspended for the rest of the playoffs.

From Seattle Times

"Eddie Hospodar hit me in the corner on the first shift," Dionne said.

From Los Angeles Times

Hospodar carried the nickname "Boxcar" because his checks were like a runaway train car.

From Los Angeles Times

The pronunciation as hospodar of a word written gospodar in all but one of the Slavonic languages which retain the Cyrillic alphabet is not, as is sometimes alleged, due to the influence of Little Russian, but to that of Church Slavonic.

From Project Gutenberg

In Little Russian the title hospodar is specially applied to the master of a house or the head of a family.

From Project Gutenberg