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Posazhenyy Otets
posazhenyy otets
also: посажёный отец
The posazhënyy otets (посажёный отец), literally "seated father," was an honorary stand-in father figure at a Russian Orthodox wedding, giving away the bride or groom when a parent was absent; the superior's offer to fill this role is bitterly ironic given what follows.
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- The Fool §20 give the bride away myself
The posazhënyy otets (посажёный отец), literally "seated father," was an honorary stand-in father figure at a Russian Orthodox wedding, formally blessing and giving away the bride or groom when a parent was absent or unwilling -- a role the superior offers to usurp with unwitting irony, since he ultimately steals the bride instead.
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