Meaning boyar
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boyar


member of a Russian aristocratic class (abolished by Peter the Great), 1590s, from Russian boyarin, perhaps from boji "struggle," or from Slavic root *bol- "great."
Source: etymonline.com

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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)
Source: netserf.org

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(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 [..]
Source: en.wiktionary.org





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