Look up: boyar

1. boyar
   Landowner in the Russian aristocracy. During the 16th century boyars formed a powerful interest group threatening the tsar's power, until their influence was decisively broken in 1565 when Ivan the...
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2. Boyar
   • (n.) Alt. of Boyard
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3. boyar
   member of the upper stratum of medieval Russian society and state administration. In Kievan Rus during the 10th–12th century, the boyars constituted ... [8 related articles]
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4. Boyar
   A `boyar` or `bolyar` (, , , , ) was a member of the highest rank of the feudal Moscovian, Kievan Rus`ian, Bulgarian, Wallachian, and Moldavian aristocracies, second only to the ruling princes (in Bulgaria, tsars), from the 10th century through the 17th century. The rank has lived on as a surname in...
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5. Boyar
   (caste) A `boyar`, also spelled `boya`, meaning Hunter or Warrior, denotes the leader of a group or head of a territory. Boya is called a Boyar in Tamil Nadu. They constitute the Kshatriya or Warrior class of India and are believed to have originated from an ancient people calle...
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