eristavi

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noun

Georgian feudal office, roughly equivalent to the Byzantine strategos and normally translated into English as "duke"

Originoge ერისთავი →
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Meanings

nouneristavi (plural eristavis)

plural eristavis

  1. historicalGeorgian feudal office, roughly equivalent to the Byzantine strategos and normally translated into English as "duke"

Origin

  1. ogeერისთავი
  2. Englisheristavi

From Old Georgian ერისთავი (eristavi).

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Translations

Russian эриста́ви, эристав
  • эриста́ви (eristávi)Georgian feudal office
  • эристав (eristav)Georgian feudal office
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APA

eristavi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eristavi

MLA

“eristavi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eristavi. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eristavi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eristavi.

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