Old Church Slavonic edit

Etymology edit

Of Celtic or Germanic origin. Also loaned into Latin drungarius whence Byzantine Greek δρουγγάριος (droungários), English drungary.

Noun edit

дрѫгар҄ь (drǫgarʹĭm

  1. (military) troop commander
    Synonyms: воѥвода (vojevoda), плъководьць (plŭkovodĭcĭ), алпъ (alpŭ)
  2. (specifically) droungarios (in context of the Byzantine military organization)

Declension edit