spătar

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek σπάθαριος (spátharios), itself derived from Late Latin spatharius, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē).

spătar m (plural spătari)

1. a kind of high nobility in the feudal Romanian principalities, also the chief of the army

• boier

From spată +‎ -ar.

spătar n (plural spătare)

1. backrest (of a chair), back of a chair

   Synonym: spetează