hospodar

[ hos-puh-dahr ]

/ ˈhɒs pəˌdɑr /

noun

a former title of governors or princes of Wallachia and Moldavia.

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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 (see host¹), though d for t unexplained

Words nearby hospodar

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Example sentences from the Web for hospodar

Hospodar, a title once borne by the kings of Poland and the governors of Moldavia and Wallachia.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia|Edited by Rev. James Wood
The Greek Hospodar of Jassee immediately surrendered the government, and supplied a large sum of money.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year|Edwin Emerson
By the terms of this treaty, the dignity of hospodar was maintained during the lifetime of its possessor.
The Human Race|Louis Figuier
Sutsos, the Hospodar, at once handed over all the apparatus of government, and supplied the insurgents with a large sum of money.
History of Modern Europe 1972-1878|C. A. Fyffe

Russia merely reserved to herself the appointment of the first hospodar of each principality.
The Political History of England - Vol XI|George Brodrick

British Dictionary definitions for hospodar

hospodar

/ (ˈhɒspəˌdɑː) /

noun

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

Word Origin for hospodar

C17: via Romanian from Ukrainian, from hospod' lord; related to Russian gospodin courtesy title, Old Slavonic gospodǐ lord

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