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Walachia

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Wa·la·chi·a  (w-lk-, w-)
See Wallachia.

Walachia, Wallachia [wɒˈleɪkɪə]
n
(Placename) a former principality of SE Europe: a vassal state of the Ottoman Empire from the 15th century until its union with Moldavia in 1859, subsequently forming present-day Romania


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The Abbot of that monastery was a gentleman by birth, a learned writer and a starets, that is, he belonged to that succession of monks originating in Walachia who each choose a director and teacher whom they implicitly obey.
 
 
 
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