knez

noun

kəˈnez

plural knezes also knezi

: a Slavic prince or duke

Word History

Etymology

of Slavic origin; akin to Serbo-Croatian knez prince, Russian knyaz', Old Slavic kŭnȩdzĭ, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German kuning king

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