posadnik

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noun

a mayor in some East Slavic cities, towns, and oblasts.

OriginRussian поса́дник →
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Meanings

nounposadnik (plural posadniks)

plural posadniks

  1. historicala mayor in some East Slavic cities, towns, and oblasts.
  2. historicalspecificallythe mayor or leader of Novgorod and Pskov.

Origin

  1. Russianпоса́дник
  2. Englishposadnik

Borrowed from Russian поса́дник (posádnik).

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APA

posadnik. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/posadnik

MLA

“posadnik.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/posadnik. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “posadnik,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/posadnik.

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