hospodar

American  

[hos-puh-dahr] / ˈhɒs pəˌdɑr /

noun

1. a former title of governors or princes of Wallachia and Moldova.

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hospodar British  

/ ˈhɒspəˌdɑː /

noun

1. (formerly) the governor or prince of Moldavia or Wallachia under Ottoman rule

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Etymology

Origin of hospodar

1620–30; < Romanian < Ukrainian gospodár' literally, lord; compare Russian Church Slavonic gospodarĭ (cognate with Czech hospodář, Serbo-Croatian gospòdār ), equivalent to gospodĭ lord + -arĭ noun suffix; gospodĭ perhaps < *gos ( tĭ )- potĭ, hence cognate with Latin hospes ( see host ¹), though d for t unexplained

Example Sentences

They considered ponderous recondite synonyms for potentate, but at length rejected hospodar, beglerbeg and three-tailed bashaw as offensively obscure.

From Time Magazine Archive

I thought to myself meanwhile: Our prince is descended from a Moldavian mother, and has as good a right to the throne of the hospodar as any one else; which rights, moreover, Prince Michael claimed.

From With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

Semendria and other fortresses fell into their hands; and Kara George, by the unanimous voice of his countrymen, was declared hospodar or prince.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 364, February 1846 by Various

If the Sultan doesn't make me a pasha, or hospodar of Wallachia, he is a thankless fellow, for I have made two Turkish saints.

From With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

The new hospodar was always appointed by the Porte with great ceremony.

From Roumania Past and Present by Samuelson, James