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From brać + -aniec.
braniec m pers (female equivalent branka)
- (obsolete) captive
- Synonym: jeniec
- (obsolete) draftee, inductee, conscript
- Synonyms: rekrut, poborowy
- braniec in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- braniec in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego