starostwo
//staˈrɔ.stfɔ//
Polishnoun
Definitions
- 1.dignity and authority of a starost
- 2.county administrator's office
- 3.area under the authority of a starost
- 4.starostwo (administrative unit established from the 14th century in the Polish Crown and later in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth until the partition of Poland in 1795)
- 5.datedstarost and his wife
Etymology
From starosta + -o- + -stwo. Literally, “starostship”, or more loosely translated as “eldership”.