voivode
pronunciation
How to pronounce voivode in British English:
UK ['vɔɪvəʊd]
How to pronounce voivode in American English:
US ['vɔɪvoʊd]
Word Origin
- 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.