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Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Vogt, from Late Latin vocatus, from Classical Latin advocatus. Doublet of adwokat (“barrister, solicitor”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvujt/
- Rhymes: -ujt
- Syllabification: wójt
Noun
wójt m pers
- government clerk; overlord of a rural commune
- (historical) official of a town invested under German town laws
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Further reading
- wójt in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- wójt in Polish dictionaries at PWN