voivode
8 May 2008 by Captain Maybe
A last lexeme from Dracula.
voi·vode /ˈvɔɪvoʊd/
-noun
(in Eastern European history) a local ruler or governor, esp. the semi-independent rulers of Transylvania, Wallachia, or Moldavia before c1700.Also, vaivode.
[Origin: 1550-60; ≪ Slavic; cf. Pol wojewoda, Russ voevóda, Serbo-Croatian vȍj(e)voda, OCS vojevoda commander, governor (translating Gk hégemn and stratégós), equiv. to voj- base of voinŭ warrior + -e- var. (after j) of -o- -o- + -voda, n. deriv. of voditi to lead; vaivode < Hungarian vajvoda (now vajda) < Slavic]
Source: Dictionary.com.









