ATAMAN


Meaning of ATAMAN in English

/at"euh meuhn/ , n. , pl. atamans .

the elected chief of a Cossack village or military force.

[ 1825-35; atamán, ORuss vatamanu, prob. alter. of a Turkic word with the personal suffix -man; identity of initial element disputed ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .