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Scutelnic

Scutelnic logo #10101) Obsolete occupation
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Scutelnic

Scutelnic logo #21000 Scutelnic (also scutnic, from Romanian verb scuti, `to exempt`, `to absolve`; plural: scitelnici, scutnici) were peasant servants in Wallachia and Moldova who were exempt from state taxes. They were charged with various duties and were attached to boiers (land owners with military or administrative functions) and to monasteries. The category o...
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