English
Popovtsy
Popovtsy comes from Russian поповцы ‘the priested ones’.
- Russianmodernпоповцыpopovcy‘the priested ones’
- EnglishtodayPopovtsy
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Russianmodernпоповцыpopovcy‘the priested ones’
- EnglishtodayPopovtsy
Every English word from Russian поповцы
Today it means
noun The members of one of the two principal movements (along with the Bezpopovtsy) of the Old Believers.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Russian поповцы / Popovtsy