boyar

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boyar^¹

/ˈbɔɪɑː/ UK
/ˈbəʊjɑː/ UK
/bəʊˈjɑː/ UK

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

noun boyars · boiar · boiarin · boyard · bolyard

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

Boyar^²

proper noun Boyars

A surname.

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noun rank of aristocracy

Español	boyardo
한국어	보야르 boyareu
日本語	ボヤール boyāru
中文	波雅爾 /波雅尔 bōyǎ'ěr
Português	boiardo
Français	boyard, boïard, barine, barynia
Deutsch	Bojare
Italiano	boiardo
Ελληνικά	βογιάρος vogiáros
Română	boier
Русский	боя́рин bojárin, боя́рыня bojárynja, ба́рин bárin, ба́рыня bárynja

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@misc{boyar_2026,
  title = {boyar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/boyar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}