Voivodeship
Administrative division in several countries of central and eastern Europe
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- A voivodeship or voivodate is the area administered by a voivode (governor) in several countries of central and eastern Europe.
- Other roughly equivalent titles and areas in medieval Eastern Europe included ban and banate.
A voivodeship or voivodate is the area administered by a voivode (governor) in several countries of central and eastern Europe. Voivodeships have existed since medieval times and the area of extent of voivodeship resembles that of a duchy in western medieval states, much as the title of voivode was equivalent to that of a duke. Other roughly equivalent titles and areas in medieval Eastern Europe included ban and banate.
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