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‖ ˈpristaf
Also 7 -affe, 9 -av (-aw); 7 prestave.
[Russ. ˈprīstavu an inspector, commissioner, bedell, lit. one appointed or commissioned, a prefect; f. prī- before + ˈstavīti to set up, place, post.]
A commissioner, police officer, overseer.
1662J. Davies tr. Olearius' Voy. Ambass. 178 To his knowledge, the Pristaf was a person of honour. 1671Crowne Juliana i. Dram. Wks. 1873 I. 27 A Russian, sir! a pristaffe's son of Archangelo. a1674Milton Hist. Mosc. v. Wks. 1851 VIII. 516 The Prestaves or Gentlemen assign'd to have the care of his entertainment. 1837De Quincey Revolt of Tartars Wks. 1890 VII. 386 He was styled the Grand Pristaw, or Great Commissioner, and was universally known amongst the Tartar tribes by this title. 1889G. Kennan in Century Mag. Apr. 893/1 The original report of a Russian police pristav, written upon a printed form. |