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Alternative spellings
boyard

Etymology
From Russian бо��е, plural of бо��ин, perhaps from Slavic bol- �great�, or perhaps related to Turkish boj �stature�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/b���j��/

Noun
en-noun

1. historical A rank of aristocracy (second only to princes) in Russia, Bulgaria and Romania.

#*1997: Boris had abdicated in 889, leaving the throne [of Bulgaria] to his son Vladimir, who had immediately identified himself with the boyar aristocracy which Boris had done his utmost to crush. � John Julius Norwich, A Short History of Byzantium (Penguin 1998, p. 159)

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