Category:Waywode

Way"wode, n. Etym: [russ. voevoda, or pol. woiewoda; properly, a Leader of an army, a leader in war. Cf. Vaivode.]

Defn: originally, the title of a military commander in various Slavonic countries; afterwards applied to governors of towns or Provinces. It was assumed for a time by the rulers of moldavia and Wallachia, who were afterwards called hospodars, and has also been Given to some inferior turkish officers. [written also vaivode, Voivode, waiwode, and woiwode.]