voivode

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.4 Alternative forms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Variously from a number of Slavic languages: Bulgarian войвода, Serbian, Croatian vojvoda, Czech vojvoda, Polish wojewoda, all from a Slavonic base.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈvɔɪvəʊd/

[edit] Noun

voivode (plural voivodes)

1. A local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe, especially early semi-independent rulers of Transylvania.
   • 1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula, Chapter 3:

     Who was it but one of my own race who as Voivode crossed the Danube and beat the Turk on his own ground? This was a Dracula indeed!

2. An administrative chief in modern Poland.

[edit] Alternative forms

• voivod
• vaivode
• waywode