druzhina

English

Etymology

From Russian дружи́на (družína, “fellowship”), from друг (drug, “companion, friend”).

Noun

druzhina (plural druzhinas)

1. (historical) A retinue in the service of a chieftain in mediaeval Slavic Europe.

Related terms

• droog

Translations

a retinue of a Slavic chieftain

• Esperanto: druĵino
• Finnish: družina (fi)
• Portuguese: drujina f