A votchina (Russian: во́тчина, IPA [ˈvottɕɪnɐ], pl. вотчины, votchiny) or otchina (о́тчина – from the word for father) was a land estate that could be inherited.[1] The term votchina was also used to describe the lands of a prince (knyaz). The system disappeared in Russia largely due to reforms in the 18th-century.
- ^ Feldbrugge 2017, p. 249.