logofăt

Romanian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek or Byzantine Greek λογοθέτης (logothétēs) (see English logothete), partially through the intermediate of South Slavic logotetĭ, logofetĭ, cf. also Turkish logofet.

Noun

logofăt m (plural logofeți)

  1. an administrative position in the medieval Romanian principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia, such as the chief minister under the prince or a senior member of his council
  2. (archaic) a secretary or scribe
  3. (ironic) someone, especially young, with intellectual pretensions

Declension

Declension of logofăt
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative logofăt logofătul logofeți logofeții
genitive-dative logofăt logofătului logofeți logofeților
vocative logofătule logofeților
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