Meaning of bol'shak | Babel Free

Definitions

The head of a Russian peasant household; a family patriarch.

historical

Examples

“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.”

“Let us imagine an elderly bol'shak with two married sons, the elder of which has three married sons, and the younger only one.”

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