"They are the Shemitish mercenaries of Constantius, the Kothic voivode of the Free Companies."
-A Witch Shall Be Born
voivode
[voi-vohd]
Word Origin
noun
1. (in Eastern European history) a local ruler or governor, especially the semi-independent rulers of Transylvania, Wallachia, or Moldavia before c1700.
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