Etymology

posadnik

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Today it means: a mayor in some East Slavic cities, towns, and oblasts. Full definition →

Russian поса́дник
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  1. Russian · borrowed fromпоса́дник
  2. English todayposadnik

Borrowed from Russian поса́дник (posádnik).

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