voivode
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of voivode
First recorded in 1550–60; ultimately from Slavic; compare Polish wojewoda, Russian voevóda, Serbo-Croatian vȍj(e)voda, Old Church Slavonic vojevoda “commander, governor” (translating Greek hēgemṓn and stratēgós ), equivalent to voj- base of voinŭ “warrior” + -e- variant (after j ) of -o- -o- + -voda, noun derivative of voditi “to lead”; vaivode, from Hungarian vajvoda (now vajda ), from Slavic
Example Sentences
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Woe is me! woe’s me! thou voivode Leka!
From Servian Popular Poetry by John Bowring
As early as 1568, three years after the introduction of Unitarianism into Poland, John Sigismund Szapolyai, the liberal and enlightened voivode of Transylvania, issued a decree, granting his people religious toleration in the broadest sense.
From Manasseh A Romance of Transylvania by Percy Favor Bicknell
Woe is me! woe’s me! thou voivode Leka!—
From Servian Popular Poetry by John Bowring
All joy vanished from his life the moment he was made a voivode, just as if he felt that only Death could relieve him of that dignity.
From Halil the Pedlar A Tale of Old Stambul by Mór Jókai
In 1454 the town repudiated the overlordship of the Teutonic Order, and placed itself under the protection of the king of Poland, becoming the seat of a Polish voivode.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various
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