boyar
/boh-yahr, boi-er/US // boʊˈyɑr, ˈbɔɪ ər //UK // (ˈbəʊjɑː, ˈbɔɪə) //
僮仆,僮子,僮儿
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : Russian History. a member of the old nobility of Russia, before Peter the Great made rank dependent on state service.
- : a member of a former privileged class in Romania.
Examples
They attach themselves as a rule to some great noble or boyar, and call themselves by his name.
His wife uttered a cry of alarm, the boyar swore loudly and thumped Kiril on the back.
Whereat the mother crossed herself and muttered a prayer and the boyar laughed boisterously.
The Boyar ordered his people to find out the peasant—(that is to say) to look for such and such a physician.
The pony Boyar, delicately scenting something more than wood-smoke, snorted and swerved.
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