voivode

['vɔivəud]
  • n. 【历史】(18世纪前东南欧特兰斯瓦尼亚半自治公国的)总督 [亦作 vaivode]

英文词源


voivode (n.)
local or provincial ruler in Transylvania, Moldavia, etc., 1560s, from Russian voevoda, originally "leader of the army," from Old Church Slavonic voji "warriors" + -voda "leader." Compare Hungarian vajvoda (later vajda), Serbian vojvoda, Polish wojewoda.

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