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Explanations of obsolete, regional and documentary words found in archival records: occupations, social statuses, church and administrative terms, measures and currencies.

Alphabetical index

Böttcher
→ бондарA cooper, who made barrels and wooden vessels. Occupations and professions
Kreuzer
→ крейцерA small Austrian coin, one hundredth of a gulden. Measurements and currencies
Landtafel
→ крайова табулаThe register of rights in real property in Austrian-era Galicia. Archives and documents Land ownership and obligations
Landwehr
→ ландверThe Austro-Hungarian reserve force called up after active service. Military terminology
Matrikel
→ метрична книгаA church register of births, marriages and deaths. Church records and religious terminology Archives and documents
Morgen
→ моргA measure of land area smaller than a łan. Measurements and currencies
Rekrut
→ рекрутA man taken into military service by levy. Military terminology
Robot
→ панщинаLabour service owed by a peasant on the owner's land. Social estates and statuses Land ownership and obligations
Schwager
→ швагерA sister's husband or a wife's brother; a brother-in-law. Family and kinship
Stellmacher
→ стельмахA wheelwright and cartwright. Occupations and professions
Taler
→ талерA large silver coin current in Central Europe. Measurements and currencies
Volkszählung
→ перепис населенняA general count of the population taken by the state on a set date. Archives and documents
Zins
→ чиншA money or kind rent for the use of land. Land ownership and obligations