- Voivode
- Voivode Voi"vode, n. See {Waywode}. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]
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VOÏVODE — ou VOÏEVODE Ce terme slave (voevoda , plur. voevody ), qui signifie littéralement «chef de guerre», était connu depuis les temps les plus reculés; il est attesté au Xe siècle par Constantin Porphyrogénète. En Russie, selon les sources plus… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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 — voivode; voivode·ship; … English syllables
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
voivode — s. m. O mesmo que voivoda … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
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
Voïvode — … Wikipédia en Français
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
