lishenets

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian лише́нец (lišénec).

Noun

lishenets (plural lishenets or lishentsy or lishentsi)

1. (historical, Soviet Union) A person deprived of the right to vote in the Soviet Union of 1918–1936, having been classed as an enemy of the working people.

Translations

(historical, Soviet Union) a person deprived of the right to vote in the Soviet Union of 1918–1936, having been classed as an enemy of the working people

• Russian: лише́нец (ru) m (lišénec), лише́нка (ru) f (lišénka)
• Ukrainian: позбавле́нець m (pozbavlénecʹ), позба́вленець m (pozbávlenecʹ), позбавле́нка f (pozbavlénka), позба́вленка f (pozbávlenka)

Anagrams

• litheness