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  1. voivodenoun

    A local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe, especially early semi-independent rulers of Transylvania.

  2. voivodenoun

    An administrative chief in modern Poland.

  3. Etymology: Variously from a number of Slavic languages: войвода, vojvoda, vojvoda, wojewoda, all from a Slavonic base.

Wikipedia

  1. Voivode

    Voivode (, also spelled voievod, voevod, voivoda, vojvoda or wojewoda) is a title denoting a military leader or warlord in Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe in use since the Early Middle Ages. It primarily referred to the medieval rulers of the Romanian-inhabited states and of governors and military commanders of Hungarian, Balkan or some Slavic-speaking populations. In the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, voivode was interchangeably used with palatine. In the Tsardom of Russia, a voivode was a military governor. Among the Danube principalities, voivode was considered a princely title.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Voivodenoun

    see Waywode

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Voivode

    Vaivode, voi′vōd, vā′vōd, n. the leader of an army: in Poland the title of the head of an administrative division, in Moldavia and Wallachia the former title of the princes, in Turkey an inferior administrative official—also Vay′vode, Wai′wode, Way′wode.—ns. Voi′vodeship, Vai′vodeship. [Russ. voevoda (Serv. vojvoda, Pol. wojewoda), a general.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of voivode in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of voivode in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2


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