Glossary
127Explanations of obsolete, regional and documentary words found in archival records: occupations, social statuses, church and administrative terms, measures and currencies.
Alphabetical index
- благочинный
- → благочиннийA priest supervising the parishes of a district. Occupations and professions Church records and religious terminology
- выкупные платежи
- → викупні платежіPayments by peasants for land received after emancipation. Land ownership and obligations
- губерния
- → губерніяThe largest administrative unit of the Russian Empire. Administrative divisions and government
- законнорожденный
- → законнийBorn in wedlock, as noted in a register entry. Family and kinship Church records and religious terminology
- крепостной
- → кріпакA peasant personally bound to the owner of the land. Social estates and statuses Land ownership and obligations
- незаконнорожденный
- → позашлюбнийBorn out of wedlock, as noted in a register entry. Family and kinship Church records and religious terminology
- ревизская сказка
- → ревізька казкаA name list of the taxable population compiled during a revision. Archives and documents Reading historical sources
- уезд
- → повітAn administrative unit below a voivodeship or governorate. Administrative divisions and government