starosta

名词 n.
中文释义
发音 stăʹrŏstə

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. In Russia, the head man of a village community.
    — Beſides theſe two Gentlemen, and Secretaries that order the whole Citie, there are Staruſts or Aldermen for euerie ſeuerall companie. The Alderman hath his Sotskey or Conſtable, and the Conſtable hath certeine Decetskeis or Decurions vnder him, which haue the ouerſight of ten houſholds a peece, whereby euerie diſorder is ſooner ſpide, and the common ſeruice hath the quicker diſpach. The whole number of Citizens poore and rich are reduced into companies. The chiefe officers (as the Dyacks and Gentlemen) are appointed by the Emperour himſelfe, the Staruſt by the Gentlemen and Dyacks, the Sotskoy by the Staruſt or Alderman, and the Decetskotes by the Conſtables.
  2. In the former kingdom of Poland, a noble holding a castle and domain bestowed by the Crown.
    — Major-General Bokumbs…has been lately killed by a Peasant, who was hired to commit the murther by a Staroste.

词形变化

starostas plural starosty plural starosti plural starust alternative staroste alternative stahrost alternative starost alternative

词汇关系

近义词
alderman
相关词
starosty starostynskyi

词源

From Russian ста́роста (stárosta) and Polish starosta, both ultimately from Proto-Slavic *starosta, from *starostь (“old age”) + *-a (suffix forming agent nouns).
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