ataman

(from the article `hetman`) ...century); the hetman wielki (`great hetman`) was the chief of the armed forces and the commander in the field when the king was not present. In ...
Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/117

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Ataman

• (n.) A hetman, or chief of the Cossacks.
Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/ataman/

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Ataman

At'a·man noun [ Russian ataman' : confer Pol. hetman , German hauptmann headman, chieftain. Confer Hetman .] A hetman, or chief of the Cossacks.
Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/138

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Ataman

Cossack senior officer.
Found on http://www.napoleonguide.com/glossary.htm

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