(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
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