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boyarmember of a Russian aristocratic class (abolished by Peter the Great), 1590s, from Russian boyarin, perhaps from boji "struggle," or from Slavic root *bol- "great."
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boyar[Bojar] A member of the military landed aristocracy in Bulgaria. The term was also used in Russia. (Fine, John V.A. Jr. The Late Medieval Balkans, 622)
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boyar
(historical) A rank of aristocracy (second only to princes) in Russia, Bulgaria and Romania.
* '''1997''',a more modern term
* Bulgarian: bg|??????|m|sc=Cyrl, (????????,m|sc=Cyrl)
* Czech: cs|bojar [..]
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