włość

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish włość, from Proto-Slavic *vȏlstь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *walˀstís, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wolh₁dʰh₁-ti-s, from *h₂welh₁dʰh₁-, from *h₂welh₁- (to rule). Doublet of właść and wołość.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˈvwɔɕt͡ɕ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔɕt͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: włość

Noun

włość f

  1. (dated) estate, manor
  2. (dated) acres (chiefly in plural)
  3. (dated, feudalism) demesne, domain
    Synonym: właść

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