voivode

voivode
voivode;
voivode·ship;

English syllables. 2014.

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  • Voivode — Voïvode Voïvode est un terme d’origine slave, qui désigne au départ le commandant d’une région militaire. Dérivé du slavon, voï (armée) et voda (qui conduit), il était utilisé à l’époque médiévale dans toute la zone de l Europe centrale et… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Voivode — Voi vode, n. See {Waywode}. Longfellow. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • voivode — (n.) local or provincial ruler in Transylvania, Moldavia, etc., 1570, from Rus. voevoda, originally leader of the army, from O.C.S. voji warriors + voda leader. Cf. Hung. vajvoda (later vajda), Serb. vojvoda, Pol. wojewoda …   Etymology dictionary

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  • Voivode — A voivode or waywode [Also spelled voivod , voyvode , vaivode , voievod , waiwode , weywode , or woiwod ] is a Slavic title that originally denoted the principal commander of a military force. The word gradually came to denote the governor of a… …   Wikipedia

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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

  • voivode — noun /ˈvɔɪvəʊd/ a) A local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe, especially early semi independent rulers of Transylvania. Who was it but one of my own race who as Voivode crossed the Danube and beat the Turk on his… …   Wiktionary

  • Voivode Dmytro — was appointed military commander of Kiev by Prince Danylo of Galicia in 1239, charged with defending the city from the Mongols. Following a protracted siege, the city s walls were breached and fighting commenced within the city. After Kiev fell… …   Wikipedia

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