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boyars

boyars is the plural of boyar.

Meaning of boyar

Noun

boyar (plural boyars)

  1. (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.1997, John Julius Norwich, A Short History of Byzantium, Penguin, published 1998, page 159
    Synonyms:
    barin

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What is boyars the plural of?
Boyars is the plural of boyar.

Words near boyars in the dictionary

  1. boyardom
  2. boyards
  3. boyaress
  4. boyaresses
  5. Boyarka
  6. boyars
  7. boyarstvo
  8. boyau
  9. boyaus
  10. boyaux
  11. boyband

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