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bol'shak

bol'shak noun: the head of a Russian peasant household; a family patriarch.

Noun

bol'shak (plural bol'shaks)

  1. (historical) The head of a Russian peasant household; a family patriarch.
    • If the bol'shak mismanaged the family farm, or was too often drunk and violent, the commune could replace him under customary law with another household member.1996, Orlando Figes, A People's Tragedy, Folio Society, published 2013, page 112
    • Let us imagine an elderly bol'shak with two married sons, the elder of which has three married sons, and the younger only one.2002, Michel Verdon, Rethinking Households, page 95

Forms of bol'shak

pluralbol'shaks

Origin of bol'shak

From Russian больша́к (bolʹšák).

Questions about bol'shak

What does bol'shak mean?
Bol'shak means the head of a Russian peasant household; a family patriarch.
What part of speech is bol'shak?
Bol'shak is a noun.
What is the plural of bol'shak?
The plural of bol'shak is bol'shaks.

Words near bol'shak in the dictionary

  1. bokuto
  2. Boky
  3. Bokyi
  4. Boké
  5. bol
  6. bol'shak
  7. bol'shaks
  8. Bol.
  9. bola
  10. bolaamphiphile
  11. bolaamphiphiles

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