starostynskyi
/starɔːˈstɪnskɪj/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Belonging to or administered by a starosta or starosty.
Example Sentences
- "The courts of elders, starostynsky, were the earliest, as has been mentioned. They were competent to hear cases of servitude princes, boyars and minor nobility, and held sessions in the towns and castles, and in the residencies of the starosty. With the creation of the office of the voyevoda, governor, these officials, subordinate to the elders, began to preside over the starostynsky courts, along with the starosty, while the derzhavtsi, the holders, were called to judge in business and economic matters."
- "Obviously the matter was investigated in the magistrate’s court, and, evincing controversy, was passed on to the starostynsʹkyj court, as to a higher authority."
- "It is about the border of the Magdeburg-era Halych suburb with the Krakow royal suburb (Starostynska yurydyka,^([sic – meaning jurydyka,]) the territory of the starost’s jurisdiction)."
- "Access to social and administrative services can be facilitated through local authorities at the starostynskyi okruh level, which helps residents obtain the necessary services without traveling to distant locations."
Etymology
Transliteration of Ukrainian старости́нський (starostýnsʹkyj), a relational adjective from ста́роста (stárosta, “starosta”).