äˈbräk, əˈbrȯk noun
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Etymology: Russian, from ob- (from ob to, on) + rok regulation, term, fate, lot; akin to Latin ob to, before, against and to Old English regn- might, Old Norse rögn, plural, the decreeing powers, gods, Gothic ragin counsel, decision, Sanskrit racayati he completes, builds — more at epi-
: a yearly tax formerly paid by a Russian peasant engaged in trade