Historical and genealogical glossary

→ бондарA cooper, who made barrels and wooden vessels. Occupations and professions

bobyl

→ бобильA landless peasant without a household, often living alone. Social estates and statuses

→ хрещений батькоA baptismal sponsor, recorded in the register as a godparent. Family and kinship Church records and religious terminology

czynsz

→ чиншA money or kind rent for the use of land. Land ownership and obligations

czynszownik

→ чиншовикA peasant who paid a money rent instead of labour service. Social estates and statuses Land ownership and obligations

dekanat

→ деканатA grouping of parishes under a dean. Church records and religious terminology Administrative divisions and government

dziesięcina

→ десятинаA church tax of a tenth part of harvest or income. Church records and religious terminology Land ownership and obligations

egzekucja

→ екзекуціяThe distraint of property for unpaid taxes or debts. Land ownership and obligations Law and courts

gromada

→ громадаA village community as a unit of self-government and collective liability. Social estates and statuses Administrative divisions and government

gwardia krajowa

→ ландверThe Austro-Hungarian reserve force called up after active service. Military terminology

intromisja

→ ввід у володінняThe formal induction of a new owner into possession of an estate. Land ownership and obligations Law and courts

inwentarz

→ описA finding aid listing the files of a fonds in their recorded order. Archives and documents

inwentarz

→ інвентарAn estate description listing households, land and dues. Archives and documents Land ownership and obligations

kmieć

→ кметьA settled peasant holding a plot of land and owing dues from it. Social estates and statuses Land ownership and obligations

komornik

→ підсусідокA peasant without a household of his own, living on another's holding. Social estates and statuses

konsystorz

→ консисторіяThe administrative body of a diocese, keeping its affairs and records. Church records and religious terminology Archives and documents

kopa

→ копаA counting unit of sixty, used for money and for sheaves alike. Measurements and currencies

kowal

→ ковальA blacksmith. Occupations and professions

kozak rejestrowy

→ реєстровий козакA Cossack entered in the state register and bound to service. Social estates and statuses Military terminology

krawiec

→ кравецьA craftsman who made clothing. Occupations and professions

ksiądz

→ ксьондзA Catholic priest. Occupations and professions Church records and religious terminology

księga grodzka

→ актова книгаA book in which a court or office entered deeds and depositions. Archives and documents Law and courts

księga metrykalna

→ метрична книгаA church register of births, marriages and deaths. Church records and religious terminology Archives and documents

lustracja

→ люстраціяA survey of royal estates listing households and their dues. Archives and documents Land ownership and obligations

łan

→ ланA measure of land area whose size differed by region and period. Land ownership and obligations Measurements and currencies

łokieć

→ лікотьA measure of length, about 0.59 metres depending on locality. Measurements and currencies

majorat

→ майоратAn indivisible estate inherited by the eldest son. Land ownership and obligations Law and courts

mieszczanin

→ міщанинA townsman enrolled in the urban community. Social estates and statuses

młynarz

→ мірошникA miller. Occupations and professions

morga

→ моргA measure of land area smaller than a łan. Measurements and currencies

nieślubny

→ позашлюбнийBorn out of wedlock, as noted in a register entry. Family and kinship Church records and religious terminology

pańszczyzna

→ панщинаLabour service owed by a peasant on the owner's land. Social estates and statuses Land ownership and obligations

parafia

→ парафіяA church community with its own place of worship and priest. Church records and religious terminology Administrative divisions and government

pasierb

→ пасинокA stepson. Family and kinship

pisarz

→ писарA clerk who kept the records of a community, court or army. Occupations and professions Archives and documents

poddany

→ кріпакA peasant personally bound to the owner of the land. Social estates and statuses Land ownership and obligations

posag

→ посагThe property a bride brought into a marriage. Family and kinship Law and courts

pospolite ruszenie

→ ополченняA levy of the population raised for the duration of a war. Military terminology

powiat

→ повітAn administrative unit below a voivodeship or governorate. Administrative divisions and government

proboszcz

→ парохThe priest heading a parish in the Greek Catholic tradition. Occupations and professions Church records and religious terminology

rekrut

→ рекрутA man taken into military service by levy. Military terminology

rymarz

→ римарA harness maker working in leather. Occupations and professions

sąd grodzki

→ ґродський судA royal castle court hearing grave cases and keeping record books. Archives and documents Law and courts

sąd ziemski

→ земський судA noble court for matters of landholding and inheritance. Law and courts

serwitut

→ сервітутThe right of peasants to use a lord's woods, pastures or water. Land ownership and obligations Law and courts

spis ludności

→ перепис населенняA general count of the population taken by the state on a set date. Archives and documents

stelmach

→ стельмахA wheelwright and cartwright. Occupations and professions

swat

→ сватThe father of one spouse in relation to the other spouse's parents. Family and kinship

szewc

→ швецьA craftsman who made and mended footwear. Occupations and professions

szlachcic

→ шляхтичA member of the noble estate of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Social estates and statuses

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