hetman

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They are governed by a hetman, a native chief, who personally leads them to battle.

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  1. noun See ataman.

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  • The rebellions climaxed in 1648-1654 in a popular uprising, accompanied by widespread pogroms against Jews, led by the Cossack hetman (general) —  Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]
  • Although it was Sophia who made him hetman, he was among the first to declare for Peter. —  The Story of Russia
  • The hetman was upwards of sixty years of age, but, even so, he fell in love with his god-daughter, Matréna, who, in spite of difference of age and ecclesiastical kinship, not only returned his love, but, to escape the upbraidings and persecution of her mother, took refuge under his roof. —  The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 4
  • But the hetman, a rigid observer of the laws of chastity, sent the young girl home. —  The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10
  • He was appointed secretary and adjutant to Samilovitch, the hetman or chief of the Cossacks, and on the disgrace and exile of this chief in 1687 Mazeppa succeeded him as leader of the tribe. —  Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) The Romance of Reality
 

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  1. Ukrainian het'man, from Polish hetman, from German dialectal hötmann, hetmann, captain; akin to German Hauptmann, from Middle High German houbetman : houbet, head (from Old High German houbit; see kaput- in Indo-European roots) + man, man (from Old High German; see fugleman).

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  1. = German hetman, from Polish hetman, ataman = Little Russian hetman, ataman, otaman, vataman = Russian atamanŭ, from German hauptmann, chieftain, captain, = English head-man, q. v.
 

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/ˈhɛtmən/
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