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Webster 1913 Edition


Hetman

Het′man

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Hetmans
(#)
.
[Pol.
hetman
. Cf.
Ataman
.]
A Cossack headman or general. The title of chief hetman is now held by the heir to the throne of Russia.

Definition 2024


hetman

hetman

English

Noun

hetman (plural hetmans)

  1. (historical) A Cossack headman or general.
  2. Title used by the second-highest military commander in Poland and Lithuania (15th to 18th century).

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References

  • Melʹnyčuk O. S., editor (1982–2012), гетьман‎”, in Etymolohičnyj slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kiev: Naukova Dumka

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Polish

Pronunciation

Noun

hetman m anim

  1. (chess) Queen.

Declension

Noun

hetman m pers

  1. (historical) Title used by the second-highest military commander in Poland and Lithuania (15th to 18th century).

Declension

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Chess pieces in Polish · bierki szachowe (layout · text)
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król hetman, królowa, dama wieża goniec, laufer skoczek, koń, konik pion, pionek