a question regarding an old Russian (or Polish) word

[Marina Brodskaya]

one who owns and farms a "morga of Land, a "morga of Land in Poland being
5,600 square meters.

hope this helps.

mb
>
> On 4.12.2006 10:52, "Marc Adler" <marc at ADLERPACIFIC.COM> wrote:
>
> > Edward M Dumanis(e)k dio:
> >
> >> in 1891. It is clear from the context of the church record that this
> word
> >> was related either to profession or to the citizen's status. Does
> anyone
> >> know more specifically what the actual meaning was?
> >
> > Can't help you with morgovnik, but I found this in Efremova:
> >
> > Старая единица измерения земли в
> Польше и Литве, равная приблизительно
> > 0,5 га.
>
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