hospodar

noun

hos·​po·​dar

ˈhäspəˌdär

plural -s

: a governor of Moldavia and Walachia under Turkish rule

Word History

Etymology

Romanian, from Ukrainian, from hospod' lord, master; akin to Old Slavic gospodĭ, gospodinŭ lord, master

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