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Definition of Hetman
1. n. A Cossack headman or general. The title of chief hetman is now held by the heir to the throne of Russia.
Definition of Hetman
1. Noun. A Cossack headman or general. ¹
2. Noun. Title used by the second-highest military commander in Poland and Lithuania (15th to 18th century). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hetman
1. a cossack leader [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hetman
Literary usage of Hetman
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cossacks: Their History and Country by William Penn Cresson (1919)
"At a memorable race meeting held in Ascot in the year 1815 the hetman was almost
mobbed by his admirers: "his arrival was greeted by a tempest of cheers so ..."
2. Napoleon; a History of the Art of War by Theodore Ayrault Dodge (1907)
"Barclay should have known that Davout barred the way. while Bagration might n»t.
The latter was bridging the Niemen when he heard that Herman Platov hetman ..."
3. An Universal History: From the Earliest Accounts to the Present Timeby George Sale, George Psalmanazar, Archibald Bower, George Shelvocke, John Campbell, John Swinton by George Sale, George Psalmanazar, Archibald Bower, George Shelvocke, John Campbell, John Swinton (1759)
"Bogdan, from the Seven Towers, and appoints him hetman, ift the room of ...
the capital of the province, and feat of the hetman. ..."
4. The Court of the Tuileries: From the Restoration to the Flight of Louis Philippe by Catherine Charlotte Jackson (1884)
"The City of Pleasure '—The hetman Platoff—The Deity of the French Nation—A Crowded
Audience—A Brilliant Show ..."
5. Life and Correspondence of Sir Thomas Lawrence, Kt. by D. E. Williams (1831)
"... of the hetman Prince Platoff.— Captain Jones's History of Prince Platoff.—Portrait
of Prince Blucher; of the Duke of Wellington.—The Exhibition of 1816. ..."
6. The Baroness de Bode, 1775-1803 by William Shakespear Childe-Pemberton (1900)
"... uncle's marriage to Empress Elizabeth I.—Her father the hetman—His immense
wealth— Clem pays court to the Favourite—Court Ball—Countess ..."
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