Meanings
plural voivodeships · alternative vaivodeship · alternative waiwodeship
- countableuncountableThe jurisdiction of a voivode, comparable to a countship or a county.
Synonyms: voivodate
- countableThe highest-level administrative subdivision of Poland, comparable to a province or state.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe jurisdiction of a voivode, comparable to a countship or a county.
Origin
- Polishwojewództwo
- Proto-Indo-European*wedʰ-“to lead”
- Proto-Indo-European*weyh₁-“to chase, pursue; to persecute; to suppress”
- Proto-Slavic*vojevoda“army leader; duke; warlord”
- Serbo-Croatianvojvoda
- Russianвоево́да
- Polishwojewoda
- Czechvojevoda
- Bulgarianвойвода
- Englishvoivodeship
From voivode (“local ruler or official in parts of central and eastern Europe; administrative chief in Poland”) + -ship (suffix forming nouns indicating properties or states of being). Voivode is variously derived from a number of Slavic languages including Bulgarian войвода (vojvoda), Czech vojevoda, Polish wojewoda, Russian воево́да (vojevóda), and Serbo-Croatian vojvoda, војвода, all from Proto-Slavic *vojevoda (“army leader; duke; warlord”), from *voji (“army”) (probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- (“to chase, pursue; to persecute; to suppress”)) + *-e- + *vodìti (“to conduct; to lead”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ- (“to lead”)). Sense 3 is a semantic loan from Polish województwo.
More words from Bulgarian, Czech, Polish
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans woiwodskap, woiwodskap
- woiwodskapjurisdiction of a voivode
- woiwodskaphighest-level administrative subdivision of Poland
Basque voivoderri
- voivoderrijurisdiction of a voivode
Bulgarian войво́дство
- войво́дство (vojvódstvo)highest-level administrative subdivision of Poland
Catalan voivodat
- voivodatjurisdiction of a voivode
Czech vojvodství, vojvodství
- vojvodstvíjurisdiction of a voivode
- vojvodstvíhighest-level administrative subdivision of Poland
Danish voivodskab
- voivodskabjurisdiction of a voivode
Dutch woiwodschap, woiwodschap
- woiwodschapjurisdiction of a voivode
- woiwodschaphighest-level administrative subdivision of Poland
Estonian vojevoodkond, vojevoodkond
- vojevoodkondjurisdiction of a voivode
- vojevoodkondhighest-level administrative subdivision of Poland
Finnish voivodikunta, voivodikunta
- voivodikuntajurisdiction of a voivode
- voivodikuntahighest-level administrative subdivision of Poland
French voïvodie, voïvodie
- voïvodiejurisdiction of a voivode
- voïvodiehighest-level administrative subdivision of Poland
German Woiwodschaft, Wojewodschaft
- Woiwodschaftjurisdiction of a voivode
- Wojewodschaftjurisdiction of a voivode
- Woiwodschafthighest-level administrative subdivision of Poland
Greek βοεβοδάτο, βοεβοδάτο
- βοεβοδάτο (voevodáto)jurisdiction of a voivode
- βοεβοδάτο (voevodáto)highest-level administrative subdivision of Poland
Hungarian vajdaságok, vajdaság
- vajdaságokjurisdiction of a voivode
- vajdasághighest-level administrative subdivision of Poland
Italian voivodato
- voivodatojurisdiction of a voivode
Latin palatinatus, voivodatus
- palatinatusjurisdiction of a voivode
- voivodatusjurisdiction of a voivode
- vaivodatusjurisdiction of a voivode
Latvian vojevodiste, vojevodiste
- vojevodistejurisdiction of a voivode
- vojevodistehighest-level administrative subdivision of Poland
Lithuanian vaivadija, vaivadija
- vaivadijajurisdiction of a voivode
- vaivadijahighest-level administrative subdivision of Poland
Malay kevoivodaan, کۏويۏوداءن
- kevoivodaanjurisdiction of a voivode
- کۏويۏوداءنjurisdiction of a voivode
- kevoivodaanhighest-level administrative subdivision of Poland
Norwegian Bokmål voivodskap, voivodskap
- voivodskapjurisdiction of a voivode
- voivodskaphighest-level administrative subdivision of Poland
Polish województwo, województwo
- województwooffice, position, rank, or title of a voivode
- województwojurisdiction of a voivode
- województwohighest-level administrative subdivision of Poland
Portuguese voivodato, voivodia
- voivodatojurisdiction of a voivode
- voivodiajurisdiction of a voivode
Romanian voievodat, voivodat
- voievodatjurisdiction of a voivode
- voivodatjurisdiction of a voivode
Russian воево́дство, воево́дство
- воево́дство (vojevódstvo)jurisdiction of a voivode
- воево́дство (vojevódstvo)highest-level administrative subdivision of Poland
Slovak vojvodstvo, vojvodstvo
- vojvodstvojurisdiction of a voivode
- vojvodstvohighest-level administrative subdivision of Poland
Spanish voivodato, voivodia
- voivodatojurisdiction of a voivode
- voivodiajurisdiction of a voivode
Swedish vojvodskap, vojvodskap
- vojvodskapjurisdiction of a voivode
- vojvodskaphighest-level administrative subdivision of Poland
Tagalog boybodato, boybodiya
- boybodatojurisdiction of a voivode
- boybodiyajurisdiction of a voivode
Turkish voyvodalık, voyvodalık
- voyvodalıkoffice, position, rank, or title of a voivode
- voyvodalıkjurisdiction of a voivode
- voyvodalıkhighest-level administrative subdivision of Poland
Ukrainian воєво́дство, воєво́дство
- воєво́дство (vojevódstvo)jurisdiction of a voivode
- воєво́дство (vojevódstvo)highest-level administrative subdivision of Poland
Cite this entry
voivodeship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/voivodeship
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