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obrok

/əˈbɹoʊk/

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From Russian обро́к (obrók, “rent, tribute”).

noun obroks

A rent.
In Russia, a poll tax paid by peasants absent from their lord's estate. Those who have been taught a trade of any sort pay him a higher obrok than a mere cultivator, and he receives a passport to go and reside where he pleases

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@misc{obrok_2026,
  title = {obrok},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/obrok},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}