воевода

Bulgarian

noun
Definitions
  • army commander
  • (historical) voivode, duke heraldic title among West Slavs

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vojevoda affix from Bulgarian вой (army) + Bulgarian вод (conduction).

Origin

Bulgarian

вод

Gloss

conduction

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