volia

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian воля (volja).

Noun

volia (uncountable)

1. In Russian contexts: freedom; lack of restraint or constriction.
   • 1995, Daniel Rancour-Laferriere, The Slave Soul of Russia, page 198:

     The new restrictions being placed on the bride added up to a loss of her former “volia”.

   • 1996, Orlando Figes, A People's Tragedy, Folio Society, published 2013, page 115:

     The educated classes had always feared that a peasant volia would soon degenerate into anarchic licence and violent revenge against figures of authority.

   • 2001, Geoffrey Hosking, Russia and the Russians, page 229:

     Their integration into the imperial army was causing concern and resentment among the rank and file, who feared losing their volia and their participatory institutions.

Anagrams

• Ivalo, Viola, oliva, viola, voila, voilà

Catalan

Verb

volia

1. first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of voler

Fijian

Verb

volia

1. to buy, to purchase
2. to redeem, to ransom
3. to compensate