oprichnik

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of the bodyguard corps established by Tsar Ivan the Terrible to govern a division of Russia from 1565 to 1572.

Word forms

oprichnik oprichniks

Etymology

From Russian опри́чник (opríčnik).

Related words

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