vornic

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic дворьникъ (dvorĭnikŭ), from Proto-Slavic *dvorьnikъ, from *dvorъ (court) +‎ *-nikъ. Compare Russian дворник (dvornik), Slovak nádvorník, Hungarian nádor.

Noun

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vornic m (plural vornici)

  1. (historical, Moldavia (region)) official in charge with justice and internal affairs in the Principality of Moldavia

Declension

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