hetman

Pronunciation: /ˈxɛt.man/

“hetman” is a Polish word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

queen (chess piece)
Cossack military commander
title used by the senior military commanders in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (15th to 18th century)
any sort of military leader

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish hetman, borrowed from Middle High German houbetman / heuptman, from Old High German houbitman. The e in hetman attests to a borrowing from an East Central German dialect, in which Middle High German -öu- gives -ē-.

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