spătar

== Romanian == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Byzantine Greek σπάθαριος (spátharios), itself derived from Late Latin spatharius, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē). ==== Noun ==== spătar m (plural spătari) a kind of high nobility in the feudal Romanian principalities, also the chief of the army ===== Declension ===== ==== See also ==== boier === Etymology 2 === From spată +‎ -ar. ==== Noun ==== spătar n (plural spătare) backrest (of a chair), back of a chair Synonym: spetează ===== Declension =====