mestnichestvo
English
editEtymology
editFrom Russian ме́стничество (méstničestvo).
Noun
editmestnichestvo (uncountable)
- (historical) A feudal hierarchical system in Russia from the 15th to 17th centuries.
- 2014, N.N., Sputnik & Pogrom, A brief guide to the Russian psyche:
- 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:
Translations
edit(historical) a feudal hierarchical system in Russia from the 15th to 17th centuries
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