Posokha

Posokha

 

(1) In 16th- and 17th-century Russia, an obligation of the population subject to taxation to supply pososhnye liudi for service (see); also called pososhnaia sluzhba (posokha service).

(2) A term used to designate pososhnye liudi.

REFERENCES

Iakovlev, A. Prikaz sbora ratnykh liudei. Moscow, 1917. Page 16.