Who was it but one of my own race who as Voivode crossed the Danube and beat the Turk on his own ground? This was a Dracula indeed!
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VOÏVODE — ou VOÏEVODE Ce terme slave (voevoda , plur. voevody ), qui signifie littéralement «chef de guerre», était connu depuis les temps les plus reculés; il est attesté au Xe siècle par Constantin Porphyrogénète. En Russie, selon les sources plus… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Voivode — Voïvode Voïvode est un terme d’origine slave, qui désigne au départ le commandant d’une région militaire. Dérivé du slavon, voï (armée) et voda (qui conduit), il était utilisé à l’époque médiévale dans toute la zone de l Europe centrale et… … Wikipédia en Français
voivode — voivode; voivode·ship; … English syllables
Voivode — Voi vode, n. See {Waywode}. Longfellow. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
voivode — (n.) local or provincial ruler in Transylvania, Moldavia, etc., 1570, from Rus. voevoda, originally leader of the army, from O.C.S. voji warriors + voda leader. Cf. Hung. vajvoda (later vajda), Serb. vojvoda, Pol. wojewoda … Etymology dictionary
voivode — s. m. O mesmo que voivoda … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
Voivode — A voivode or waywode [Also spelled voivod , voyvode , vaivode , voievod , waiwode , weywode , or woiwod ] is a Slavic title that originally denoted the principal commander of a military force. The word gradually came to denote the governor of a… … Wikipedia
Voïvode — … Wikipédia en Français
voivode — Waywode Way wode, n. [Russ. voevoda, or Pol. woiewoda; properly, a leader of an army, a leader in war. Cf. {Vaivode}.] Originally, the title of a military commander in various Slavonic countries; afterwards applied to governors of towns or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Voivode Dmytro — was appointed military commander of Kiev by Prince Danylo of Galicia in 1239, charged with defending the city from the Mongols. Following a protracted siege, the city s walls were breached and fighting commenced within the city. After Kiev fell… … Wikipedia
