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Waiwode
(gcide) | Waiwode \Wai"wode\, n.
See Waywode.
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waiwode
(gcide) | 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 was assumed for a time by the rulers of
Moldavia and Wallachia, who were afterwards called hospodars,
and has also been given to some inferior Turkish officers.
[Written also vaivode, voivode, waiwode, and
woiwode.]
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Waiwode
(gcide) | Waiwode \Wai"wode\, n.
See Waywode.
[1913 Webster]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 was assumed for a time by the rulers of
Moldavia and Wallachia, who were afterwards called hospodars,
and has also been given to some inferior Turkish officers.
[Written also vaivode, voivode, waiwode, and
woiwode.]
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