boyar

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bō yär′, boi′ər)


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bo•yar  (bō yär′, boi′ər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. World History[Russian Hist.]a member of the old nobility of Russia, before Peter the Great made rank dependent on state service.
  2. World Historya member of a former privileged class in Rumania.
Also, bo•yard  (bō yärd′, boi′ərd).USA pronunciation 
  • Russian boyárin, akin to Old Church Slavonic bolyarinù (translating Greek megistán man of high status), Bulgarian bolyár(in); of disputed origin, originally
  • earlier boiaren 1585–95
bo•yar′ism, bo•yard′ism, n. 

'boyar' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
buoyant

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