Bo·yar', Bo·yard' noun [ Russian boiárin' .] A member of a Russian aristocratic order abolished by Peter the Great. Also, one of a privileged class in Roumania. » English writers sometimes call Russian landed proprietors boyars . Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/88
Bo·yar', Bo·yard' noun [ Russian boiárin' .] A member of a Russian aristocratic order abolished by Peter the Great. Also, one of a privileged class in Roumania. » English writers sometimes call Russian landed proprietors boyars .