Biritch

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Biritch (birich, biryuch Russian: ) in Ancient Rus was an announcer of the will of a knyaz. 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 thought to be derived from a Turkic word for "bugler"/"hornist" (in modern Turkish: borucu, borazancı).

The word was used as the name for a 19th century Russian card game, which is thought to be the origin of the Contract bridge.

 

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