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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

hospital pass, hospital record, hospital ship, hospital train, hospitium, hospodar, host, hosta, hostage, host computer, hostel
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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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