boyard
Bo*yar", Bo*yard", n. Etym: [Russ. boiárin'.] Defn: A member of a Russian aristocratic order abolished by Peter the Great. Also, one of a privileged class in Roumania. Note: English writers sometimes call Russian landed proprietors boyars.
Bo*yar", Bo*yard", n. Etym: [Russ. boiárin'.] Defn: A member of a Russian aristocratic order abolished by Peter the Great. Also, one of a privileged class in Roumania. Note: English writers sometimes call Russian landed proprietors boyars.