zek


zek

Z0008600 (zĕk)n. An inmate of a Soviet labor camp.
[Russian, from abbr. for zaklyuchënnyĭ, prisoner, from past passive participle of zaklyuchat', to imprison, from klyuch, key, from Old Church Slavonic ključĭ.]

zek

(zɛk) n (Historical Terms) Russian history an inmate of a Soviet labour camp or prison