He looked like a starost, though I am forced to confess I never saw a starost before.
He does really look like a starost and is something of the sort, too.
But it appeared that both landlord and starost were far too frightened to find their tongues.
The starost brought the hunters to the place they sought, approaching it in abject terror, and scudding home again like a hare, lest the bear should pursue him back over the fields.
But neither the starost nor any of his peers of the community offered a reply.
The wretched starost strove to speak, but his lips would not open.
The Starost was a sturdy independent man, like the rest of the Drevno villagers; he was entirely on Ivan's side in the matter.
The Starost sent over for Ivan Patkin, the bridegroom, and communicated to him the disturbing news: the Barin had arrived to stop the wedding.
The starost instantly ran and brought the sisters-in-law; and the envoy asked them— “What does the fool like?
What a story he would have for the starost and mativshka, for Pope Nikita and one-eared Michael, not to speak of Anna Popovna, by no means the least in his estimation!
In this respect, however, Nicolofsky contrasted rather favourably with other villages, since the starost and the pope were both temperate men and set a good example.
He first made his reverence to the sacred picture in the corner, then courteously saluted the starost and his wife, who, without speaking, placed some bread and salt on a carved wooden trencher and offered them to him.
The starost gazed at her with tearful eyes, and said something apart to Ivan.
That of the starost boasted a porch, with ornamental wooden pillars and quaint carvings.
Hence, when the starost told him that he was himself the heir of one of the noblest of Russian names, no answering chord resounded in his heart.
Soon afterwards the starost came in--an imposing and venerable figure, his long, gray beard nearly covering the breast of his caftan.
One of his earliest acts was to emancipate the starost and his family, making them at the same time a present of their homestead.
The good old starost is there, Clémence; and Pope Nikita, the father of Anna Popovna.
The starost was confident he could control him, and, notwithstanding the terror of the spectators, he leaped on his back and guided him three times round the castle of Maleszow.
They finally arrived yesterday afternoon, and do not in the least correspond to the idea I had formed of them, the starost less than his brother.
The starost is no longer young; he is thirty years old, and quite stout; he is not fond of dancing, and never speaks a single word of French.
I really feel quite remorseful at having described the starost so ill in my journal; however, I do not think I have said anything very offensive.
Angelica Humiecka, give to our dear and well beloved daughter Barbara, on the occasion of her marriage with His Excellency, Michael Swidinski, Starost of Radom.
The starost has given her three strings of Oriental pearls and a pair of diamond earrings with drops.
The starost has displayed an unexampled generosity; he has made us all the most beautiful presents.
I hope Barbara may be happy, and I think she will be, for she has always told me she did not like very young people; the starost is reasonable, and in my mother's opinion such men make the best husbands.
My father gave the starost the horse he had so well merited, completely caparisoned, and with a groom to take care of him.
The starostremained a week at the castle, and left us yesterday.
Barbara is to be married at the termination of the carnival, and she is to marry Mr. Michael, for such is the name of the Starost Swidzinski.
The eldest of the palatine's sons is Starost of Radom, and the younger is a colonel in the king's army.
The starost again kissed her hand, after which he threw himself at my parents' feet, and swore to watch over the happiness of their beloved daughter.
I will try to imitate Barbara, so that when the starost takes her away my parents may not feel her loss too deeply.
The starost provided the keep of their horses, and also paid weekly wages of two florins to their grooms.
Some idea of their mode of life may be formed from the account of the Starost Krasinski's court in the diary (year 1759) of his daughter, Frances Krasinska.
One may plainly see that she loves the starost more and more every day, and that she is entirely satisfied with her lot.
The starost presented her ladyship the starostine with an enormous bunch of keys, and the following day she assumed the reins of government.
The starost went to Barbara and told her it was time to go.
He earnestly solicited this favor, and the starost could not refuse him, as he was his comrade at college.
Barbara threw them all the money she had about her, and the starost displayed an unheard-of generosity; he gave to every one, beginning with the steward and ending with the lowest servant in the castle.
But the starost spoke much louder, and with much more self-possession.
The starost can invite no strangers, as all amusements are forbidden during Lent; an exception has been made in favor of Kochanowski, the castellan's son.
As for me, I drank plenty of it at Sulgostow; the starost is very fond of this beverage, and obtained from my parents permission for me to drink a small cup every day.
She is so timid with the starost that no one would think he was her husband; but he is not in the least timid: he calls her my wife, approaches her often, and talks much more to her than he ever did to our parents.
The starost gave his orders, and the tables were covered as if by magic.
The starost regarded her tenderly, and, approaching her, took her hand to lead her to our parents.
The colonel and the Abbé Vincent awaited us near the entrance of the great hall; we were met by the starostwith twelve gentlemen.
There was no flattery in what the starost said--it came really from his heart.
Barbara forgot nothing which could be agreeable to them, and the starost aided her wonderfully in all her efforts.
My mother remarked that Barbara was still better since her marriage than before, to which the starost replied: 'Indeed, she is no better, for thus did I receive her from the hands of your highnesses.
The Wife of this Minister is the Daughter of the Starost Forchs, who, for opposing the Pretensions of a certain Power which challeng'd more Respect, was assassinated at Mittaw.
This seemed most providential, and the starostlooked meaningly around at his lieutenants.
The message was extremely to the point, though very short, and ran thus: "Tell the starost and his moujiks and the pastuch that they are a set of drivelling fools.
But the priest has already been amongst us with his ikon, and you see how much we have gained by it," observed the starost impatiently.
Then the starost paid a long visit to Yegor, the ochotnik (sportsman) of the village, and made certain arrangements.
Moreover, the herd was short of a good horse which had belonged to the starost himself.
The emperor, not satisfied with this evasive answer, sent a party of two hundred dragoons to bring back both the Starostand the serf to Zamoic, where they were taken before an Austrian court of justice.
The Starost was sentenced to pay a thousand crowns as an indemnity to the peasant, and a fine of five thousand to the Austrian exchequer.
In 1781, the Starost Potocki, in passing through a village, learned that on the following day, a person accused of sorcery was to be burned alive.
The starost came to announce that the prince had concluded to stand godfather to his daughter, and that he had chosen me for godmother.
He has promised the starosthis interest with the king, to obtain for him the castellanship of Radom.
The starost and my sister called yesterday to say farewell.
The starostcalled here for a moment; he seemed very, very happy.
The moujik, as part of the mir, was responsible to the community for his share of the debt, and was not allowed to leave his village without a written permission from the starost or elder.
And she even became playful enough to call her brawny husband by intimate nicknames.
Call the people, tell the Starostand everybody that the Master is here, the real Master, the owner.
Go and tell Egorka to run into the village and say to the Starost that we are going over there.
We haven't a line long enough," answered theStarost sleepily.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "starost" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
