mestnichestvo

English

Etymology

From Russian ме́стничество (méstničestvo).

Noun

mestnichestvo (uncountable)

1. (historical) A feudal hierarchical system in Russia from the 15th to 17th centuries.
   • 2014, N.N., Sputnik & Pogrom, A brief guide to the Russian psyche:

     There was also a system of mestnichestvo (the distribution of postings depending on the type of nobility), and then Emperor Peter the Great developed the “Table of Ranks”, which determined the seniority of civil and military officials in relation to each other.

Translations

(historical) a feudal hierarchical system in Russia from the 15th to 17th centuries

• Belarusian: ме́сніцтва n (mjésnictva)
• Russian: ме́стничество (ru) m (méstničestvo)
• Ukrainian: мі́сництво n (mísnyctvo)