VOIVODE
\vˈɔ͡ɪvə͡ʊd], \vˈɔɪvəʊd], \v_ˈɔɪ_v_əʊ_d]\
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VAIVODE, voi'v[=o]d, v[=a]'v[=o]d, 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.]
By Thomas Davidson
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