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boyar
[ boh-yahr, boi-er ]
noun
- Russian History. a member of the old nobility of Russia, before Peter the Great made rank dependent on state service.
- a member of a former privileged class in Romania.
boyar
/ ˈbɔɪə; ˈbəʊjɑː /
noun
- a member of an old order of Russian nobility, ranking immediately below the princes: abolished by Peter the Great
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Other Words From
- bo·yarism bo·yardism noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of boyar1
First recorded in 1585–95; earlier boiaren, from Russian boyárin, akin to Old Church Slavonic bolyarinŭ (translating Greek megistán “man of high status”), Bulgarian bolyár(in); further origin uncertain
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Word History and Origins
Origin of boyar1
C16: from Old Russian boyarin , from Old Slavonic boljarinǔ , probably from Old Turkic boila a title
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Example Sentences
They attach themselves as a rule to some great noble or boyar, and call themselves by his name.
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His wife uttered a cry of alarm, the boyar swore loudly and thumped Kiril on the back.
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Whereat the mother crossed herself and muttered a prayer and the boyar laughed boisterously.
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The Boyar ordered his people to find out the peasant—(that is to say) to look for such and such a physician.
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The pony Boyar, delicately scenting something more than wood-smoke, snorted and swerved.
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