Editing Voivode (section)

==Etymology==
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The term ''voivode'' comes from two roots. {{Langx|cu|вой(-на)|voi(-na)}}, means "war, fight," while {{Langx|cu|водя|vodya|links=no}}, means "leading", thus in [[Old Slavonic language|Old Slavic]] together meaning "war leader" or "[[warlord]]".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dictionary.com {{!}} Meanings & Definitions of English Words |url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/voivode |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=Dictionary.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=voivode {{!}} Etymology of voivode by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/voivode |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=www.etymonline.com |language=en}}</ref> The [[Latin]] translation is {{Lang|la|[[comes palatinus]]}} for the principal commander of a military force, serving as a deputy for the monarch. In early Slavic,<!-- which language (for language template)? probably not Proto-Slavic --> ''vojevoda'' meant the {{Langx|la|belli[[dux]]|lit=the military leader in battle}}. The term has also spread to non-Slavic languages, like [[Romanian language|Romanian]], [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]] and [[Albanian language|Albanian]], in areas with Slavic influence.