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| bo·yar [ bō yr, bóy ər ] (plural bo·yars) |
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member of higher Russian nobility: between the 12th and early 18th centuries, a member of a class of the higher Russian nobility ranking below a prince. The boyars headed the civil and military administration of the country.
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| [Late 16th century. < Russian boyarin "grandee"] |
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