исправник

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Russian

Etymology

From obsolete исправля́ть (ispravljátʹ, to carry out duties) +‎ -ник (-nik).

Pronunciation

Noun

испра́вник (isprávnikm anim (genitive испра́вника, nominative plural испра́вники, genitive plural испра́вников)

  1. (historical) chief police officer of a district in pre-revolutionary Russia (1775–1862)

Declension