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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Way·wode n.  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.]