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volost

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vo⋅lost

  [voh-luhst]
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–noun
1. (formerly) a small administrative peasant division in Russia.
2. a rural soviet.
Origin:
< Russ vólostʾ; ORuss volostĭ region, state, authority, c. OCS vlastĭ sovereignty, power, authority, deriv. of Slavic *vald- rule, c. Lith valdýti, Gothic waldan, OE wealdan to rule; cf. wield
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