hetman
pronunciation
How to pronounce hetman in British English: UK ['hetmən]
How to pronounce hetman in American English: US ['hetmən]
Word Origin
- hetman (n.)
- "Cossack commander," 1710, from Polish hetman, apparently from an early form of German Hauptmann "captain," literally "headman," from Haupt "head" (see head (n.)) + Mann (see man (n.)).
Example
- 1. I am the only child of joel and julia hetman .
- 2. Statement of the late julia hetman , through the medium bayrolles
- 3. Neither sorrows , nor tears ! Hey , hetman !