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A ''podyachy'' or ''podyachiy'' (; from ) was an
A ''podyachy'' or ''podyachiy'' (; from ) was an office
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) occupation in ''prikaz
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in the 15th to 18th centuries. The ''podyachyes'' were classified into junior, middle and senior. A senior ''podyachy'' (старший подьячий) could be a deputy to a '' dyak'' and helped him in some duties. Junior and middle ones were usually employed only as scribes.
See also
*See " Voyevoda#Siberia for their role in Siberian administration *See " Deacon#Cognates" for other historical terms derived from the Greek ''diakonos''.References
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