Boyard
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
Candide Voltaire
The Story of Russia R. Van Bergen, M.A.
A Book of Golden Deeds Charlotte M. Yonge
The Story of Moscow Wirt Gerrare
The History of Peter the Great, Emperor of Russia Voltaire
The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 Various
The Story of Moscow Wirt Gerrare
The Russian Opera Rosa Newmarch
The Story of Moscow Wirt Gerrare
The Story of Moscow Wirt Gerrare
noun
a member of an old order of Russian nobility, ranking immediately below the princes: abolished by Peter the Great
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