Definition of HETMAN

hetman

Meanings

Plural: hetmans, hetmen

Noun

  • A Cossack headman or general.
  • Title used by the second-highest military commander in Poland and Lithuania (15th to 18th century).

Origin / Etymology

From Polish hetman, probably from Middle High German houbetman, heuptman (“commander”), from Old High German houbitman, from Proto-West Germanic *haubidamann. Compare modern German Hauptmann (“captain”), Haupt, Mann. The Polish e in hetman attests to a borrowing from an East Central German dialect, in which Middle High German -öu- gives -ē-. Doublet of head man.

Scrabble Score: 11

hetman is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
hetman is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hetman is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

hetman is a valid Words With Friends word