# voivode

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈvɔɪˌvəʊd/

## Definitions
1. A local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe, especially early semi-independent rulers of Transylvania.
2. An administrative chief in modern Poland.

## Etymology
Variously from a number of Slavic languages including Bulgarian войвода (vojvoda), Czech vojevoda, Polish wojewoda, Russian воево́да (vojevóda), and Serbo-Croatian vojvoda, војвода, all from Proto-Slavic *vojevoda (“army leader; duke; warlord”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/voivode