voivodeship

English

Etymology

From voivode (“Slavic count or governor”) +‎ -ship.

Noun

voivodeship (countable and uncountable, plural voivodeships)

  1. The office, position, title or rank of voivode.
  2. The jurisdiction of a voivode, comparable to a county or to a countship.
  3. The highest-level administrative subdivision of Poland, comparable to a state or province.

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