Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Poland, a name given to castles and domains conferred on noblemen for life by the crown.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Poland A castle and domain conferred on a nobleman for life.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun In
Poland , acastle anddomain conferred on anobleman for life.
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Examples
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Now the groom would invite the bride, her parents, the starosty, and the bridesmaids to a formal dinner hosted by his parents.
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Now the groom would invite the bride, her parents, the starosty, and the bridesmaids to a formal dinner hosted by his parents.
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Now the groom would invite the bride, her parents, the starosty, and the bridesmaids to a formal dinner hosted by his parents.
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She would give the starosty embroidered ritual cloths, which they tied diagonally across their chests as emblems of the agreement.
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She would give the starosty embroidered ritual cloths, which they tied diagonally across their chests as emblems of the agreement.
Celebration Breads BETSY OPPENNEER 2003
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She would give the starosty embroidered ritual cloths, which they tied diagonally across their chests as emblems of the agreement.
Celebration Breads BETSY OPPENNEER 2003
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The groom’s parents invited two respected elders to act as starosty, or emissaries, who would visit the girl’s parents to persuade them that this was a good match.
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The groom’s parents invited two respected elders to act as starosty, or emissaries, who would visit the girl’s parents to persuade them that this was a good match.
Celebration Breads BETSY OPPENNEER 2003
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The groom’s parents invited two respected elders to act as starosty, or emissaries, who would visit the girl’s parents to persuade them that this was a good match.
Celebration Breads BETSY OPPENNEER 2003
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[FOOTNOTE: A starost (starosta) is the possessor of a starosty (starostwo) ” i.e., a castle and domains conferred on a nobleman for life by the crown.]
Frederic Chopin as a Man and Musician Niecks, Frederick 1888
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