WAYWARD
Way"ward, a. Etym: [OE. weiward, for aweiward, i. e., turned away.
See Away, and -ward.]
Defn: Taking one's own way; disobedient; froward; perverse; willful.
My wife is in a wayward mood. Shak.
Wayward beauty doth not fancy move. Fairfax.
Wilt thou forgive the wayward thought Keble.
— Way"ward*ly, adv.
— Way"ward*ness, n.
WAY-WISE
Way"-wise`, a.
Defn: Skillful in finding the way; well acquainted with the way or route; wise from having traveled.
WAYWISER Way"wis`er, n. Etym: [Cf. G. wegweiser a waymark, a guide; weg way + weisen to show, direct.]
Defn: An instrument for measuring the distance which one has traveled on the road; an odometer, pedometer, or perambulator. The waywiser to a coach, exactly measuring the miles, and showing them by an index. Evelyn.
WAYWODE Way"wode, n. Etym: [Russ. voevoda, or Pol. woiewoda; properly, a leader of an army, a leader in war. Cf. Vaivode.]
Defn: Originally, the title of a military commander in various Slavonic countries; afterwards applied to governors of towns or provinces. It was assumed for a time by the rulers of Moldavia and Wallachia, who were afterwards called hospodars, and has also been given to some inferior Turkish officers. [Written also vaivode, voivode, waiwode, and woiwode.]
WAYWODESHIP
Way"wode*ship, n.
Defn: The office, province, or jurisdiction of a waywode.