ATAMAN
Etymology
Noun
ataman (plural atamans)
(historical) A title of Cossack and haidamak leaders of various kinds. The term was also used for the leader of a fisherman artel and of a band of robbers or thieves.
Source: Wiktionary
At"a*man, n. Etym: [Russ. ataman': cf. Pol. hetman, G. hauptmann headman, chieftain. Cf. Hetman.]
Definition: A hetman, or chief of the Cossacks.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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