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单词 boyar
释义

boyar

noun

bo·​yar bō-ˈyär How to pronounce boyar (audio)
variants or less commonly boyard
: a member of a Russian aristocratic order next in rank below the ruling princes until its abolition by Peter the Great

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web In exchange for the efficiencies of a single market, for example, Europeans have agreed to cede political controls to the boyars of Brussels. Peter Rough, National Review, 22 Apr. 2020 These days the boyars serve at his pleasure, just as those beneath them serve at their pleasure and so on all the way down. The Economist, 26 Oct. 2017 Power and wealth are concentrated in the hands of aristocratic boyars. A. O. Scott, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2016

Word History

Etymology

Russian boyarin

First Known Use

1555, in the meaning defined above

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