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boyar

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5 lettersPronunciation /ˈbɔɪɑː/Sorted aboryStarts with BEnds with R0 clues
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Definitions

  1. A member of a rank of aristocracy (second only to princes) in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Serbia and Romania.

Word origin

From Russian боя́ре (bojáre), plural of боя́рин (bojárin).

Used in a sentence

  • Boris had abdicated in 889, leaving the throne to his son Vladimir, who had immediately identified himself with the boyar aristocracy which Boris had done his utmost to crush.
  • some of his family looked to Orthodox Christianity to sustain them, and not only many of his boyars but most of his subjects were Orthodox Christians.
  • To understand Russia, you have to dive deep into its history — boyars and czars, Pushkin and Pasternak, Stalin and Stalingrad.

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