Boyar
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.
Historical Examples
Roumanian Stories Various
The Historical Nights Entertainment, Second Series Rafael Sabatini
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Austria Frederick Shoberl
Overland Red Henry Herbert Knibbs
Dust of New York Konrad Bercovici
Overland Red Henry Herbert Knibbs
Overland Red Henry Herbert Knibbs
Overland Red Henry Herbert Knibbs
Overland Red Henry Herbert Knibbs
noun
a member of an old order of Russian nobility, ranking immediately below the princes: abolished by Peter the Great
n.
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