staroste

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staroste

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic старость (starostĭ), from Proto-Slavic *starostь (“old age”), from *starъ (“old”). Compare Russian староста (starosta, “bailiff, village elder, churchwarden”), Polish starosta (“leader”).

noun starosti · staroste · starostele · starostii

masculine guildmaster
historical, masculine governor of a peripheral region of Moldavia
masculine master of ceremonies at a wedding
masculine abbot

In English

guildmaster leader of a guild

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"staroste." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/staroste. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

staroste. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/staroste

Chicago

"staroste." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/staroste.

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@misc{staroste_2026,
  title = {staroste},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/staroste},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}