Votchina

A votchina (Russian: во́тчина [ˈvottɕɪnɐ], pl. вотчины, votchiny) or otchina (о́тчина – from the word for father) was a land estate that could be inherited. The term votchina was also used to describe the lands of a prince (knyaz). The system disappeared in Russia largely due to reforms in the 18th-century.

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