concept
Otkup (river/fishing lease)
otkup lease
also: откуп, реку на откуп взял
A lease or exclusive right purchased from a local authority, here the fishing rights to a stretch of river taken by Biryukov from the town -- the legal basis he invokes for claiming the fish as his property and branding the monks' fishing theft.
Reading notes
- At the Mill §7 реку на откуп взял
Otkup, literally 'buying out' or leasing a right, here the fishing/water rights to a stretch of river taken on lease from the town (посад) -- the legal basis the miller invokes for his claim that the fish are his property and that the monks' fishing amounts to theft.
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