hospodar
/ˈhɑspədɑr/
noun
- A historical title for a ruler or prince in certain Eastern European regions, especially Moldavia and Wallachia.
- The hospodar of Moldavia signed a treaty with the Ottoman Empire.
- Historians study the reign of each hospodar to understand the region's political changes.
- In the 18th century, the hospodar ruled over a small but strategically important territory.
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