STAROST
\stˈaɹɒst], \stˈaɹɒst], \s_t_ˈa_ɹ_ɒ_s_t]\
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stär'ost, n. a Polish noble holding a STAR'OSTY or domain by grant of life-estate from the crown. [Pol. starosta, elder--stary, old.]
By Thomas Davidson
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