concept
Cantonist
cantonist
also: кантонист, кантонистов
A son of a soldier registered from birth, under a system abolished in 1856, for compulsory military schooling and lifelong service; the brothers' father rose from this class through officer's rank to hereditary nobility.
Reading notes
- Gooseberries §23 cantonists
Sons of soldiers who, under a system abolished in 1856, were registered from birth for compulsory military schooling and lifelong service; the brothers' father rose from this class through officer's rank to hereditary nobility.