noun
- plural of hospodar; rulers or governors of Moldavia and Wallachia under Ottoman suzerainty
Usage: historical
Examples
- The hospodars of Moldavia and Wallachia wielded considerable local authority.
- Ottoman sultans appointed hospodars to govern the Danubian principalities.
- These hospodars collected taxes and maintained order in their territories.
- The power of the hospodars gradually declined in the 18th century.
- Local boyars often influenced the selection of hospodars.
- The hospodars served as intermediaries between the Ottoman Empire and their subjects.