- vaivode
- vai·vode
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vaivode
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Vaivode — Vai vode, n. [Cf. F. vayvode. See {Waywode}.] See {Waywode}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vaivode — Waywode Way wode, n. [Russ. voevoda, or Pol. woiewoda; properly, a leader of an army, a leader in war. Cf. {Vaivode}.] Originally, the title of a military commander in various Slavonic countries; afterwards applied to governors of towns or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vaivode — /vuy vohd/, n. voivode. * * * … Universalium
vaivode — noun /ˈveɪvəʊd/ a) A local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe, especially early semi independent rulers of Transylvania. b) An administrative chief in modern Poland … Wiktionary
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voivode — Waywode Way wode, n. [Russ. voevoda, or Pol. woiewoda; properly, a leader of an army, a leader in war. Cf. {Vaivode}.] Originally, the title of a military commander in various Slavonic countries; afterwards applied to governors of towns or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
waiwode — Waywode Way wode, n. [Russ. voevoda, or Pol. woiewoda; properly, a leader of an army, a leader in war. Cf. {Vaivode}.] Originally, the title of a military commander in various Slavonic countries; afterwards applied to governors of towns or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Waywode — Way wode, n. [Russ. voevoda, or Pol. woiewoda; properly, a leader of an army, a leader in war. Cf. {Vaivode}.] Originally, the title of a military commander in various Slavonic countries; afterwards applied to governors of towns or provinces. It… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
woiwode — Waywode Way wode, n. [Russ. voevoda, or Pol. woiewoda; properly, a leader of an army, a leader in war. Cf. {Vaivode}.] Originally, the title of a military commander in various Slavonic countries; afterwards applied to governors of towns or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
voivode — /voy vohd/, n. (in Eastern European history) a local ruler or governor, esp. the semi independent rulers of Transylvania, Wallachia, or Moldavia before c1700. Also, vaivode. [1550 60; Slavic; cf. Pol wojewoda, Russ voevóda, Serbo Croatian… … Universalium
