mestnichestvo

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noun

A feudal hierarchical system in Russia from the 15th to 17th centuries.

OriginRussian ме́стничество →
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Meanings

nounmestnichestvo (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountableA feudal hierarchical system in Russia from the 15th to 17th centuries.

    There was also a system of mestnichestvo (the distribution of postings depending on the type of nobility), and then Emperor Peter the Great developed the “Table of Ranks”, which determined the seniority of civil and military officials in relation to each other.

    2014, N.N., Sputnik & Pogrom, A brief guide to the Russian psyche

Origin

  1. Russianме́стничество
  2. Englishmestnichestvo

From Russian ме́стничество (méstničestvo).

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Translations

Russian ме́стничество
  • ме́стничество (méstničestvo)(historical) a feudal hierarchical system in Russia from the 15th to 17th centuries
Ukrainian мі́сництво
  • мі́сництво (mísnyctvo)(historical) a feudal hierarchical system in Russia from the 15th to 17th centuries
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