Etymology

oprichnik

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Today it means: A member of the bodyguard corps established by Tsar Ivan the Terrible to govern a division of Russia from 1565 to 1572. Full definition →

Russian опри́чник
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  1. Russian · borrowed fromопри́чник
  2. English todayoprichnik

From Russian опри́чник (opríčnik).

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