boyar
/ˈbɔɪɑː/
boyar noun: a member of a rank of aristocracy (second only to princes) in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Serbia and Romania.
Noun
boyar (plural boyars)
- 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.1997, John Julius Norwich, A Short History of Byzantium, Penguin, published 1998, page 159
- A long series of wars was fought in the sixteenth century to keep Polish influence at bay in the West Russian lands, and prevent it from seducing Muscovy's restless boyars, the warrior-barons whose independence the grand dukes were determined to crush.2007, John Darwin, After Tamerlane, Penguin, published 2008, page 68
- Synonyms:
- barin
Proper noun capitalized: Boyar
Boyar (plural Boyars)
- A surname.
Examples of boyar in a sentence
- 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.2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 514:
- To understand Russia, you have to dive deep into its history — boyars and czars, Pushkin and Pasternak, Stalin and Stalingrad.2016 December 12, Editorial Team, “Editorial: Trump, Putin and the risks of a reset”, in Chicago Tribune, archived from the original on 13...
Synonyms of boyar
Forms of boyar
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | boyars |
| alternative form | boiar |
| alternative form | boiarin |
| alternative form | boyard |
| alternative form | bolyard |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Boyars |
Origin of boyar
From Russian боя́ре (bojáre), plural of боя́рин (bojárin).
Words formed from boyar
Words that rhyme with boyar
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- Moskva
- Nansha
- rah
- shikar
- ah
- aha
- alhamdulillah
- Amapá
- Benoit
- Bogotá
- fa
- galah
- goombah
- huzzah
- inshallah
- Jah
- la
- lah-di-dah
- ma
- moire
- mudra
- ménage à trois
- na
- omertà
- ooh la la
- pa
- schwa
- shah
- Shangri-La
- sis boom bah
- ta
- wah
- Xisha
- 'za
- allah
- ar
- arthra
- Aymara
- baa
- bah
- Bogota
- bra
- cha
- cha cha cha
- chamar
- che sara sara
- chicken paw
- da
Questions about boyar
- What does boyar mean?
- Boyar means a member of a rank of aristocracy (second only to princes) in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Serbia and Romania.
- How do you use boyar in a sentence?
- 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.
- What part of speech is boyar?
- Boyar can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce boyar?
- Boyar is pronounced /ˈbɔɪɑː/ (UK).
- What is the plural of boyar?
- The plural of boyar is boyars.
Words near boyar in the dictionary
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