
Biritch (birich, biryuch бирич, бирюч) in Ancient Rus was a herald, an announcer of the will of a knyaz, sometimes kniaz`s deputy in police or diplomatic affairs, or tax collector. A birich travelled to settlements, played bugle or horn in the center of a town square or yard to gather people and read the announcement. The word is though....
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card game similar to bridge whist and a forerunner of auction and contract bridge. Apparently developed in the eastern Mediterranean region, where it ...
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