voivode

[ voi-vohd ]

/ ˈvɔɪ voʊd /

noun

(in Eastern European history) a local ruler or governor, especially the semi-independent rulers of Transylvania, Wallachia, or Moldavia before c1700.

Also vaivode.

Origin of voivode

1550–60; ≪ Slavic; compare Polish wojewoda, Russian voevóda, Serbo-Croatian vȍj(e)voda, OCS 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 < Hungarian vajvoda (now vajda) < Slavic

Words nearby voivode

voiotia, voip, voir dire, voit, voiture, voivode, voix céleste, vojvodina, vol-au-vent, vol., vola

Example sentences from the Web for voivode

But the Voivode is held prisoner—if, indeed, he be still alive.

The Lady of the Shroud |Bram Stoker
Indeed, only one room was left, which the Voivode took for the night.

The Lady of the Shroud |Bram Stoker
The Voivode has been captured by the Turks on his return, and is held by them at Ilsin.

The Lady of the Shroud |Bram Stoker
To get her off with him may serve that somebody else: for the voivode is a villain: that much is sure.

The Captain of the Janizaries |James M. Ludlow

When the Voivode had finished speaking, there was a prolonged silence.

The Lady of the Shroud |Bram Stoker

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

voivode

noun

Origin of voivode

Words nearby voivode

Example sentences from the Web for voivode