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at·a·man

A0492100 (ăt′ə-măn′)n. pl. at·a·mans A Cossack chief. Also called hetman.
[Russian, from South Turkic, leader of an armed band : ata, father + -man, augmentative suff.]

ataman

(ˈætəmən) n, pl -mans1. (Historical Terms) an elected leader of the Cossacks; hetman2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an elected leader of the Cossacks; hetman[from Russian, from Polish hetman, from German Hauptmann (literally: head man)]

at•a•man

(ˈæt ə mən)

n., pl. -mans. the elected chief of a Cossack village or military force. [1825–35; < Russian]
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атаман