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voi⋅vode
[voi-vohd] 
–noun
| (in Eastern European history) a local ruler or governor, esp. the semi-independent rulers of Transylvania, Wallachia, or Moldavia before c1700. |
Also, vaivode.
Origin:
1550–60; ≪ Slavic; cf. Pol wojewoda, Russ voevóda, Serbo-Croatian vȍj(e)voda, OCS vojevoda commander, governor (translating Gk hēgem
n and stratēgós), equiv. to voj- base of voinŭ warrior + -e- var. (after j) of -o- -o- + -voda, n. deriv. of voditi to lead; vaivode < Hungarian vajvoda (now vajda) < Slavic
1550–60; ≪ Slavic; cf. Pol wojewoda, Russ voevóda, Serbo-Croatian vȍj(e)voda, OCS vojevoda commander, governor (translating Gk hēgem
n and stratēgós), equiv. to voj- base of voinŭ warrior + -e- var. (after j) of -o- -o- + -voda, n. deriv. of voditi to lead; vaivode < Hungarian vajvoda (now vajda) < Slavic
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Voivode
Voi"vode\, n. See Waywode. --Longfellow.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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voivode
"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, Serb vojvoda, Pol. wojewoda.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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